After evaluating a client for hypertension, a physician orders atenolol (Tenormin), 50 mg P.O. daily. Which therapeutic effect should atenolol have?
a) Decreased blood pressure with reflex tachycardia
b) Decreased peripheral vascular resistance
c) Decreased cardiac output and decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure
d) Increased cardiac output and increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Answer: c) Decreased cardiac output and decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure
If the answers is incorrect or not given, you can answer the above question in the comment box. If the answers is incorrect or not given, you can answer the above question in the comment box.