A 28 yr old woman has been treated with several autonomic drugs for about a month. Which of the following signs would distinguish between an overdose of a muscarinic blocker and a ganglionic blocker ?
Correct Answer: Postural hypotension
Description: Postural hypotension is due to blockade of sympathetic system. Ganglion blockers inhibit the transmission through both sympathetic as well as parasympathetic ganglia whereas muscarinic blockers inhibit only parasympathetic activity.
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