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Select the vasodilator that is administered only by
slow intravenous infusion and dilates both resistance
as well as capacitance vessels:
A. Minoxidil
B. Diazoxide
C. Sodium nitroprusside
D. Glyceryl trinitrate
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C. Sodium nitroprusside
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