Comparing the effects of oral and topical sympathomimetic agents, the nurse tells the patient
a. "The duration of action is longer for topical agents."
b. "Systemic effects are more of a problem with oral agents."
c. "Oral agents work more rapidly."
d. "Topical agents are completely safe and therefore should be used by most patients."
ANS: B
Systemic effects, such as vasoconstriction and CNS stimulation, occur primarily with oral agents while topical agents elicit these responses only when the dosage is too high.
The duration of action is longer with oral agents, not topical agents.
Topical sympathomimetic agents act more quickly than oral agents.
Topical sympathomimetic agents can lead to systemic effects if taken in doses that are too high, therefore they are not completely safe.
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