A Patient Is Taking a Beta₁-Adrenergic Drug to Improve the Stroke

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is taking a beta₁-adrenergic drug to improve the stroke volume of the heart. The nurse caring for this patient knows that this drug acts by increasing:

• A) cardiac afterload.
• B) cardiac preload.
• C) myocardial contractility.
• D) venous return.

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