Question #17 - Medications and Urinary Elimination

#17 - List medications that would affect urinary elimination.

Ch.47, Pg 1259

Diuretics that increase urine formation such as chlorothiazide and furosemide.


Ch.47, Pg 1260, Box 47-1

Medications that may cause urinary retention:

- Anticholinergic and antispasmodic medications such as atropine and papaverine

- Antidepressant and antipsychotic agents, such as phenothiazines and MAO inhibitors

- Antihistamine preparations, such as pseudoephedrine (Actifed and Sudafed)

- Antihypertensives, such hydralazine (Apresoline) and methyldopate (Aldomet)

- Antiparkinsonism drugs, such as levodopa, trihexyphenidyl (Artane), and benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)

- Beta-adrenergic blockers, such as propranolol (Inderal)

- Opioids, such as hydrocodone (Vicodin)

Chapter also mentions that some meds may alter color urine, but didn't list any.
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