8.
It is very dangerous to give a client with an open wound an overdose of a drug
that will raise blood pressure because the elevated blood pressure may lead
directly to:
a. Hemorrhage.
b. Shock.
c.
Hypersensitive reaction.
d. Depressed respiration.
9.
Which of the following sympathomimetics is effective when given orally?
a. Ephedrine.
b. Epinephrine.
c.
Isoproterenol.
d. Levarterenol.
10.
Which of the following properties of ephedrine makes it more suitable than
epinephrine for use in the treatment of chronic asthma?
a. Ephedrine's lesser vasoconstricting effect.
b. Ephedrine's longer duration of action.
c.
Ephedrine's stimulating effect on the central nervous system.
d. Ephedrine's shrinking effect on swollen nasal mucosa.
11.
The subcutaneous injection of Metaraminol may result in:
a. Sloughing of tissues.
b. Depression of central nervous system.
c.
Overdosage effects.
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