If a patient attends a wine and cheese party and is then admitted to the emergency room with a severe headache and found to have severe hypertension, he or she may

a. be taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).
b. be sensitive to resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine.
c. have acute alcohol poisoning.
d. be suffering from a foodborne infection.


Ans: a. be taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).

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