A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a patient who was admitted with a right torn rotator cuff and is complaining of severe indigestion
The nurse should anticipate that the prescriber will order what class of medication to manage the indigestion?
a. Sympathetic blocking agent
b. Parasympathetic antagonist
c. Parasympathomimetic agent
d. Sympathetic antagonist
ANS: B
A parasympathetic antagonist would block the effects of increased gastric acid, thus managing the patient's severe indigestion.
A sympathetic blocking agent would increase gastric acid and therefore would not be the drug class of choice for a patient with severe indigestion.
A parasympathomimetic agent would mimic the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system, thus increasing gastric acid.
A sympathetic antagonist would increase gastric acid by blocking the effects to lower gastric acid.
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