Melanie goes to the hospital emergency room hysterical and hurt because she has just been attacked. If the ER doctor wanted to be sure that Melanie would not develop post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack, he could give her ____________ which block(s) postsynaptic ____________ receptors.
A) antidepressants; glucose
B) propranolol; norepinephrine
C) antidepressants; norepinephrine
D) propranolol; glucose

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Propranolol is a beta-blocker medication that blocks postsynaptic norepinephrine receptors, which can help in preventing the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by reducing the emotional intensity of traumatic memories. Antidepressants mainly target serotonin and sometimes norepinephrine but do not block norepinephrine receptors directly. Glucose is a simple sugar that cannot block postsynaptic receptors and has no direct effect on PTSD prevention.

Melanie Goes to the Hospital Emergency Room Hysterical and Hurt