A 67-year-old man with early onset of Alzheimer's disease is being seen by his primary care physician. Consideration is being made to begin preemptive therapy with an anticholinesterase inhibitor. The patient and family are made aware of such side effects as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps. The mechanism of action of these effects likely involves which of the following?

A 67-year-old man with early onset of Alzheimer's disease is being seen by his primary care physician. Consideration is being made to begin preemptive therapy with an anticholinesterase inhibitor. The patient and family are made aware of such side effects as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps. The mechanism of action of these effects likely involves which of the following?

A 21-year-old college student is brought to the emergency department by his roommate after getting high on LSD after receiving a poor grade on a final examination. Physical examination by the triage nurse is performed. Which of the following findings would be expected in this patient?

A 19-year-old man with a significant seizure history has various seizures including partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures, and, occasionally, primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. His physician prescribed levetiracetam. This agent likely works on which of the following structures?

A 26-year-old man complains of tremors, tachycardia, and diaphoresis when speaking in public. He has started a new job that requires him to give frequent presentations to large audiences and is worried he would not be able to work effectively. His physician prescribes propranolol. How will propranolol help with this patient's anxiety?

Regarding differences between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in a healthy 29-year-old graduate student athlete, which of the following is a feature of the sympathetic nervous system?