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Administering two adrenergic drugs together may precipitate
severe cardiovascular effects such as tachycardia or
hypertension because they may have _____ effects Correct
Answers synergistic

adrenergic drugs mimic SNS _____ such as... Correct Answers
- neurotransmitters
- Nepi, epi, dopamine

Adrenergic Receptors are receptors for the _____
neurotransmitters Correct Answers sympathetic

Catecholamines produce a _____ response Correct Answers
sympathomimetic

dopamine hydrochloride is _____ dependant Correct Answers
dose

Dopaminergic receptors cause dilation of the following 4 blood
vessels: Correct Answers - renal
- mesentaric
- coronary
- cerebral

epinephrine is a positive _____ drug which means it... Correct
Answers chronotropic, increases heart rate

, everyone without a pulse gets epi, but you have to _____ the
pipes before _____ the pipes which means... Correct Answers
fill, squeeze
- you have to give fluids before giving epi so that there is
something in the vessels to constrict

how are the 5 drugs listed above administered? Correct
Answers IV

how is dobutamine hydrochloride administered? Correct
Answers Intravenous drug; given by continuous infusion

how is norepinephrine betartrate administered? Correct
Answers continuous infusion

how many types of alpha and beta receptors are there? Correct
Answers two alpha and two beta

nursing implications when administering adrenergic drugs via
IV: Correct Answers - Check IV site often for infiltration
- Use clear IV solutions
- Use an infusion pump
- Infuse drug slowly
- monitor cardiac rhythm

SNS neurotransmitters are _____ Correct Answers
catecholamines

Stimulation of ß2-adrenergic receptors on the airways results in
_____ Correct Answers bronchodilation

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