Discussion Topic: A patient who has Parkinson’s disease takes levodopa

  

Discussion Topic: A patient who has Parkinson’s disease takes levodopa and carbidopa. The patient reports experiencing tremors between doses. The primary care NP should:

 

a. add amantadine.

b. increase the dose of levodopa.

c. discontinue the carbidopa.

d. add entacapone.

  

Discussion Topic: A patient who takes levodopa and carbidopa for Parkinson’s disease reports experiencing freezing episodes between doses. The primary care NP should consider using:

a. selegiline.

b. apomorphine.

c. modified-release levodopa.

d. amantadine.

    

Discussion Topic: A 65-year-old patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The patient has emphysema and narrow-angle glaucoma. The primary care NP should consider beginning therapy with:

a. ropinirole hydrochloride.

b. selegiline.

c. carbidopa/levodopa.

d. benztropine.

Requirements:

1- Formatted and cited in current APA 7 

2- Use 4 academic sources. Not older than 5 years

3- Not Websites are allowed.

4- Plagiarism is NOT allowed

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