Drugs with anticholinergic properties cause all of the follo

Drugs with anticholinergic properties cause all of the following problems in the elderly EXCEPT Select one:

a. Increased sedation

b. Constipation

c. Hyperalertness

d. Increase risk of falling

Solution

C. Hyperalertness

anticholinergic drugs blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells. so it will slow down the signaling between nerves it can not increase the alertness.