The nurse knows that some sympathomimetic drugs stimulate which type of receptor that makes these drugs useful in treating asthma?
1. Beta1
2. Alpha2
3. Beta2
4. Alpha1
3
Rationale 1: Beta1 receptors are not stimulated in the treatment of asthma.
Rationale 2: Alpha2 receptors are not stimulated in the treatment of asthma.
Rationale 3: Beta2 receptors are stimulated in the treatment of asthma.
Rationale 4: Alpha1 receptors are not stimulated in the treatment of asthma.
Global Rationale: Beta2 receptors are stimulated in the treatment of asthma. Beta1, alpha2, andalpha1 receptors are not stimulated in the treatment of asthma.
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