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A nurse is preparing to administer a medication that acts as an agonist at a specific receptor. What effect will this medication have?



Correct Answer: A

An agonist is a medication that binds to a specific receptor and activates it, increasing its activity. A medication that acts as an agonist at a specific receptor will increase the activity of that receptor.

b. An agonist increases, not decreases, the activity of the receptor it binds to.

c. An agonist has an effect on the activity of the receptor it binds to by increasing its activity. d. An agonist activates, not blocks, the activity of the receptor it binds to.




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