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A Patient Who Has Raynaud's Disease Will Begin Taking an Alpha-Adrenergic

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A patient who has Raynaud's disease will begin taking an alpha-adrenergic blocker. The patient asks the nurse how the drug works to treat symptoms. The nurse explains that alpha-adrenergic blockers treat Raynaud's disease by causing:


A) decreased peripheral vascular resistance.
B) orthostatic hypotension.
C) reflex tachycardia.
D) vasodilation.

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