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A Client Taking Baclofen (Lioresal) for Muscle Spasms Due to a Spinal

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A client taking baclofen (Lioresal) for muscle spasms due to a spinal cord injury that occurred 5 years ago is hospitalized with pyelonephritis 2) The client is receiving ciprofloxacin IV for the infection and phenazopyridine (Pyridium) for the bladder discomfort. None of the medications the client takes at home have been continued during the hospitalization. The nurse should monitor this client for which condition?


A) Contractures of the hands and feet
B) Irritable tendon reflexes and scissoring movement of the lower extremities

C) Diminished kidney function
D) Fever and seizures, or hallucinations

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