The physician orders a pharmacological stress test for a patient with activity intolerance.The nurse would anticipate that the drug of choice would be

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If a patient is unable physically to perform the exercise,a pharmacological stress test can be done.Adenosine is preferred over dobutamine because of its short duration of action and because reversal agents are not needed.

The Physician Orders a Pharmacological Stress Test for a Patient