Question

After evaluating a client for hypertension, a physician orders atenolol (Tenormin), 50 mg P.O. daily. Which therapeutic effect should atenolol have?

a) Increased cardiac output and increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure
b) Decreased blood pressure with reflex tachycardia
c) Decreased cardiac output and decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure
d) Decreased peripheral vascular resistance

Answer 1

Atenolol (Tenormin) should have the therapeutic effect of decreasing blood pressure with reflex tachycardia.

Step-by-step explanation:

The therapeutic effect of atenolol (Tenormin) is to decrease blood pressure with reflex tachycardia. Atenolol belongs to a class of medications called beta blockers, which work by blocking the beta receptors in the body. By blocking these receptors, atenolol reduces the effects of adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine), resulting in a decrease in heart rate and blood pressure.