A Patient Begins Using Timolol [Timoptic] to Treat Primary Open-Angle

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient begins using timolol [Timoptic] to treat primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) . The nurse gives a dose and notes that the patient develops shortness of breath. The nurse assesses the patient and auscultates wheezes in both lungs. The nurse will ask this patient about a history of which condition?

• A) Asthma
• B) Atrioventricular heart block
• C) Pulmonary hypertension
• D) Sinus bradycardia

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