The nurse is reviewing the medication administration record for a group of clients and recognizes that which agents have nonspecific cellular responses?

1. Ethyl alcohol
2. General anesthetics
3. Osmotic diuretics
4. Calcium channel blockers
5. Alpha-adrenergic antihypertensives


Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Ethyl alcohol is an example of an agent that acts by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors.
Rationale 2: General anesthetics are an example of agents that act by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors.
Rationale 3: Osmotic diuretics are an example of agents that act by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors.
Rationale 4: Calcium channel blockers have a specific mechanism of action.
Rationale 5: Alpha-adrenergic antihypertensives have a specific mechanism of action.
Global Rationale: Ethyl alcohol is an example of an agent that acts by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors. General anesthetics are an example of agents that act by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors. Osmotic diuretics are an example of agents that act by nonspecific mechanisms, independently of cellular receptors. Calcium channel blockers have a specific mechanism of action. Alpha-adrenergic antihypertensives have a specific mechanism of action.

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