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qbank:block7:q22 - hallucination - ArchivalUser - 01-06-2006
22>A 55-year-old male with hypertension and a past medical history of
myocardial infarction is prescribed atenolol. This medication will
lower his blood pressure by
A. blocking catecholamine release
B. blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
C. decreasing cardiac output
D. decreasing intravascular volume
E. increasing renin release from the kidney
0 - ArchivalUser - 01-06-2006
C. decrease CO
0 - ArchivalUser - 01-06-2006
Atenolol is a selective beta 1 blocker and it acts by decreasing CO.
Answer is c.
0 - ArchivalUser - 01-06-2006
correct.Major by dec CO and minor by dec renin.