A Patient Is Admitted Post Arrest from Sudden Cardiac Death

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted post arrest from sudden cardiac death.According the code record the patient received a total of 6 mg of epinephrine.The nurse knows that epinephrine and norepinephrine are also secreted by which organ?

• A) Adrenal cortex
• B) Adrenal medulla
• C) Anterior pituitary
• D) Posterior pituitary

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Definitions:

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