Chapter 9

A man complains of urinary urgency, frequency, and nocturia and is found to have enlargement of the prostate gland.

A man with episodic severe hypertension is found to have markedly elevated levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine metabolites in his urine and needs a long. acting drug to lower blood pressure before surgery.

Which drug is most likely to slow recovery from hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient who has taken an excessive dose of insulin? (A) metoprolol (B) doxazosin (C) propranolol (D) phenoxybenzamine (E) atenolol