A client has been admitted to the emergency department following a motorcycle accident and is experiencing major physiological and psychological stressors during this period
What sign or symptom may be attributable to the parasympathetic effects of stress? A) Increased muscle tone
B) Increased perspiration
C) Increased bronchoconstriction
D) Increased heart rate
C
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Contraction of the bronchial muscles is associated with the parasympathetic stress response. Increased heart rate, muscle tone, and perspiration are characteristics of sympathetic stress effects.
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