A patient who is taking morphine for pain asks the nurse how a pain medication can also cause constipation. What does the nurse know about morphine?
A) It binds to different types of receptors in the body.
B) It can cause constipation in toxic doses.
C) It causes only one type of response, and the constipation is coincidental.
D) It is selective to receptors that regulate more than one body process.
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