Re: help answer this questions....

Posted by josh from IP 125.60.243.94 on May 15, 2008 at 21:29:16:

In Reply to: help answer this questions.... posted by karen on May 15, 2008 at 16:56:30:

hypertensive crisis secondary to mao inhibitor use also results in which of the ff?

a.hypothermia - NO

b.bradycardia - NO

c.hyperthermia - NO

MAO inhbition can cause hyperpyrexia, nausea and psychosis if foods high in levodopa are consumed.Hypertensive crisis is triggered by consumption of foods with Tyramine

d.heart block - ANSWER

Hypertensive crises can sometimes result in stroke or cardiac arrhythmia if not treated

reference:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitors

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