- Levodopa belongs to a group of drugs called central nervous system agents. In order to work, it changes into dopamine in the brain.
- Decarboxylase inhibitors are a class of drugs that includes carbidopa. It works by preventing the breakdown of levodopa before it reaches the brain.
- Levodopa can now be used at a lower dosage, which results in less nauseousness and vomiting.
How can you help Dan understand his condition and how his medication, levodopa plus carbidopa (Sinemet), will help him?
- Organise a meeting with other PD patients to motivate him to thirve in life
- Be very patient with him
- Ask and clarify all his doubts
- Be approachable
- Explain about the positive outcomes of his life though he's having Parkinson disease
- If verbal communication is hindered ask and answer through sign language
- You educate yourself and him about symptoms, treatments, and the progression of the condition
- Set realistic goals for him
What is Dopamine ?
- Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter and hormone.
- It plays a role in many important body functions, including movement, memory and pleasurable reward and motivation.
Learn more about Dopamine
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Answer: check her medical history to see if she has had these issues before during your physical exam alway check above and below the area the patient is complaining about. So for sinuses palpate the sinus drainage passage with the digits of your fingers. For below palpate the back of the neck ask if there’s any tenderness or pain also examine the throat and check the lymph nodes and tonsils. Do an oral exam look at the tonsils tongue teeth look for any inflammation or redness. Look in the nasal cavity to see if you see a deviated septum dryness bleeding any blockage after a full physical exam like that order your x-ray which would typically not be done on an acute patient with these symptoms but in a patient with chronic issues continuing I would immediately get a consult to a specialist which in her case would be an ENT( ears,nose,throat). A simple clinical treatment for sinus issues would to just put the patient on a antihistamine some examples are (Benadryl, Allegra and Clara tin) I’d recommend the patient follow up within a week to see if that helped at all and then if not follow through with the plan I set in place above. If you do place the patient on an antibiotic I would recommend (amoxicillin).
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