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a. add
amantadine.
b. increase
the dose of levodopa.
c. discontinue the carbidopa.
d. add
entacapone.
2. 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.
3. 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.