Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) in a limb is likely to be relieved by

Question 1

A. Blockade of autonomic ganglia with ganglion-blocking drugs.

B. Blockade of autonomic cholinergic nerve endings with atropine.

C. Blockade of somatic cholinergic nerve endings with curare.

D. Blockade of adrenergic nerve endings with phentolamine.

E. Section of the sympathetic motor nerves supplying the limb.

Question 2

A. True But the side effects are likely to be worse than the ***.

B. True Again side effects may be troublesome.

C. False This paralyses skeletal muscles without inhibiting sweating.

D. False The nerves responsible for sweating are cholinergic.

E. True This is an effective therapy.

kratos · Answer 1 · 2021-03-11T09:25:28+0000

A. True But the side effects are likely to be worse than the ***.

B. True Again side effects may be troublesome.

C. False This paralyses skeletal muscles without inhibiting sweating.

D. False The nerves responsible for sweating are cholinergic.

E. True This is an effective therapy.

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