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A client received an injection of norepinephrine as part of medical treatment. This neurotransmitter will be destroyed by which body organs?
 
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  1. Kidney
  2. Liver
  3. Stomach
  4. Bladder
  5. Pancreas

Question 2

The nurse is providing a medication to a client that will stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. This medication will cause which effects to the client?
 
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  1. Increased heart rate
  2. Increased blood pressure
  3. Increased respirations
  4. Dilated pupils
  5. Decreased body temperature



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is destroyed by the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase in kidney cells.
Rationale 2: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is destroyed by the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase in liver cells.
Rationale 3: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is not destroyed by the stomach.
Rationale 4: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is not destroyed by the bladder.
Rationale 5: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is not destroyed by the pancreas.
Global Rationale: Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is destroyed by the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase in kidney and liver cells. Norepinephrine that enters circulation as a medication is not destroyed by the stomach, bladder, or pancreas.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in heart rate.
Rationale 2: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in blood pressure.
Rationale 3: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in respirations.
Rationale 4: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including dilated pupils.
Rationale 5: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in body temperature and not a decrease.
Global Rationale: Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, respirations, and dilation of the pupils. Sympathomimetics will produce the classic symptoms of the fight-or-flight response, including an increase in body temperature and not a decrease.




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


kjohnson

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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