A patient is diagnosed with erectile dysfunction and is prescribed the drug vardenafil. The drug is most likely to work when the reason for impotence is ________.
A. diminished blood flow
B. altered psychomotor activity
C. decreased nerve excitability
D. soft tissue damage to the penis
Answer: A
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A) "To detect and treat dysrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia" B) "To detect and treat bradycardia, which is an excessively slow heart rate" C) "To detect and treat atrial fibrillation, in which your heart beats too quickly and inefficiently" D) "To shock your heart if you have a heart attack at home"
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