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A Client Suffers from Migraine Headaches and Is Ordered to Receive

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A client suffers from migraine headaches and is ordered to receive sumatriptan succinate (Imitrex) . The client asks why the medication works. The nurse explains that this medication:


A) dilates cerebral vessels to increase cerebral blood flow.
B) causes vasoconstriction to relieve migraine attacks.
C) increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain.
D) decreases blood pressure in order to decrease oxygen to the brain.

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