A physician has just written an order for atropine to be administered to a patient for which you are caring.This parasympatholytic drug would cause all the following except:

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Atropine is a medication that blocks the action of acetylcholine at postganglionic sites in smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and exocrine glands. As a result, it causes bronchodilation, dry secretions, and vasoconstriction. However, it also causes tachycardia, the opposite of bradycardia. Therefore, choice C is the correct answer.

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