Your Patient Is Accidentally Given a Large Dose of a Parasympathomimetic

question 12

Multiple Choice

Your patient is accidentally given a large dose of a parasympathomimetic drug.What side effects of parasympathetic overstimulation do you expect to see?
1) Salivation
2) Lacrimation
3) Urination
4) Defecation

• A)1 only
• B)1 and 2 only
• C)1,2,and 3 only
• D)1,2,3,and 4

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