A patient is administered bethanechol for urinary retention. The patient is most likely to complain
Explanation
•Bethanechol is a muscarinic agonist that increases the tone of the detrusor muscle, causing bladder contractions; increases gastric
•Side effects are caused by acetylcholine activation and include increased gastric acid secretion, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, belching, vomiting, increased salivation, and watery eyes