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A 61-year-old woman who has had an upper respiratory infection for several weeks has presented to her family physician with complaints of a recent onset of urinary retention.
 
  She reveals to her physician that she has been taking nonprescription cold medications over and above the suggested dose for the past 2 weeks. Which of the following phenomena will her physician most likely suspect is contributing to her urinary retention?
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  Cholinergic actions of the cold medicine are triggering internal and external sphincter contraction.
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  Antihistamine effects inhibit communication between the pons and the thoracolumbar cord.
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  The anticholinergic effects of the medication are impairing normal bladder function.
  D)
  Over-the-counter medications such as cold medicine stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and inhibit bladder emptying.
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