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arivle123

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on: Jul 3, 2018
A medication that relieves anxiety that a patient might experience is known as a/an:
 
  a. Anxiolytic
  b. Sympatholytic
  c. Parasympathomimetic
  d. Analgesic

Question 2

Ketone bodies are metabolized by the liver before being dispersed by the alveoli.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


djofnc

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a
Rationale: a. Correct.
b. A sympatholytic opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
c. A paraxympathomimetic is a medication that mimics the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system.
d. An analgesic is a medication that is used to alleviate pain.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE


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