NSG5240 Quiz 3|Exam Review |NSG 5240 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass Guaranteed | Graded A+ |

NSG5240 Quiz 3|Exam Review |NSG 5240 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass Guaranteed | Graded A+ | A patient who takes levodopa/carbidopa for Parkinson disease reports periods of lost drug effect lasting from minutes to several hours with no relationship to the timing of drug administration. What course of action will the provider take? - Correct Answer Prescribe a COMT inhibitor, such as entacapone. A provider provides teaching for a patient with a newly diagnosed partial complex seizure disorder who will begin therapy with an antiepileptic drug (AED). Which statement by the patient indicates to the provider an understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answer "I may need to try several drugs before finding one is effective." Which of the following agents is used to treat Parkinson's disease by increasing the release of dopamine from presynaptic neurons? - Correct Answer Amantadine Which of the following medications is used to treat Parkinson's disease by inhibiting the enzyme COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase)? - Correct Answer Entacapone A patient has been taking oxycodone to manage severe, chronic pain for the last 6 months but now reports that it is no longer effective. The provider will discuss prescribing which medication for the patient? - Correct Answer Fentanyl transdermal patch Which of the following is the primary mechanism of action of levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease? - Correct Answer It replaces dopamine in the brain.