After teaching a group of nursing students about adrenergic drugs and their effects, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as an effect of these drugs?
A) Decreased myocardial contractility
B) Vasodilation
C) Increased cardiac output
D) Improved airway clearance
Ans: C
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Adrenergic drugs improve hemodynamic status by improving myocardial contractility and increasing heart rate, which results in increased cardiac output. Peripheral resistance is increased by vasoconstriction. The drugs do not improve airway clearance.
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