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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.