A patient is brought to the emergency department by paramedics. The patient is a farmer who was exposed to large quantities of organophosphate insecticides. Which assessment finding would the nurse anticipate to see in this patient?
a. Urinary retention
b. Increased gastrointestinal motility
c. Mydriasis
d. Vasoconstriction
ANS: B
Overstimulation of muscarinic receptors results in increased gastrointestinal motility.
Overstimulation of muscarinic receptors results in involuntary urination, not urinary retention.
Overstimulation of muscarinic receptors does not result in mydriasis.
Overstimulation of muscarinic receptors results in bronchoconstriction, not vasoconstriction.
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