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The nurse is preparing to administer a cholinergic drug. The nurse understands that the drug would be appropriate for which condition? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Urinary retention
  B) Overactive bladder
  C) Myasthenia gravis
  D) Parkinson's disease
  E) Graves' disease

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A nursing instructor is planning a class for a group of nursing students about cholinergic drugs. When describing the enzyme acetylcholinesteras e, which of the following would the instructor most likely include about this enzyme? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Makes the parasympathetic nervous system function differently
  B) Inactivates the neurotransmitter serotonin
  C) Activates the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
  D) Inactivates the neurotransmitter norepinephrine
  E) Results in the prevention of nerve synapses to continue nerve impulses


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, C
Feedback:
Cholinergic drugs can be used to treat urinary retention, myasthenia gravis, and glaucoma.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, E
Feedback:
Acetylcholinesteras e makes the parasympathetic nervous system function differently by inactivating the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, thereby preventing the nerve synapse from continuing the nerve impulse.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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