The nurse expects to find that the major activities of the GI tract decrease in a patient experiencing what?
A) A stress reaction
B) A medication regimen including cholinergic drugs
C) A local irritation of the small intestine
D) Thoughts of food
A
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Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system will decrease all activity in the GI tract, and stress is a trigger for stimulating the sympathetic nervous system. Parasympathetic stimulation caused by cholinergic drugs, local irritation of the intestine, and the thought of food will all increase GI activity.
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