A patient is prescribed a drug that activates alpha2 receptors. The nurse would plan care based on which physiological response?
1. Inhibition of norepinephrine release
2. Absence of monoamine oxidase
3. Increased lipolysis
4. Destruction of presynaptic nerve terminals
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Rationale 1: The action of alpha2 receptors is to inhibit release of norepinephrine.
Rationale 2: Alpha2 receptors do not destroy monoamine oxidase.
Rationale 3: Alpha2 receptors do not increase lipolysis.
Rationale 4: Alpha2 receptors do not destroy presynaptic nerve terminals.
Global Rationale: The action of alpha2 receptors is to inhibit release of norepinephrine. Alpha2 receptors do not increase lipolysis or destroy monoamine oxidase or presynaptic nerve terminals.
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