Posted: July 24th, 2017

A 76-year-old man with a history of prostatic hypertrophy has the recent onset of increased difficulty urinating. Symptoms began shortly after he started taking a nasal decongestant orally for cold symptoms. Which of the following types of receptors is most likely to be involved in these adverse effects?

A 76-year-old man with a history of prostatic
hypertrophy has the recent onset of increased
difficulty urinating. Symptoms began shortly
after he started taking a nasal decongestant orally
for cold symptoms. Which of the following types
of receptors is most likely to be involved in these
adverse effects?
(A) α1-Adrenergic
(B) β2-Adrenergic
(C) Ganglionic nicotinic
(D) Nicotinic receptor at the neuromuscular
junction
(E) Serotoninergic