A patient who has Raynaud's disease will begin taking an alpha-adrenergic blocker. The patient asks the nurse how the drug works to treat symptoms. The nurse explains that alpha-adrenergic blockers treat Raynaud's disease by causing
a. decreased peripheral vascular resistance.
b. orthostatic hypotension.
c. reflex tachycardia.
d. vasodilation.
ANS: D
Alpha-adrenergic blockers can be used to treat peripheral vascular disease because they cause vasodilation.
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