A Patient Who Was Diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease Several Months

Multiple Choice

A patient who was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease several months ago recently began treatment with levodopa-carbidopa. The patient and his family are excited that he has experienced significant symptom relief. The nurse should be aware of what implication of the patients medication regimen?

A) The patient is in a honeymoon period when adverse effects of levodopa-carbidopa are not yet evident.
B) Benefits of levodopa-carbidopa do not peak until 6 to 9 months after the initiation of treatment.
C) The patients temporary improvement in status is likely unrelated to levodopa-carbidopa.
D) Benefits of levodopa-carbidopa often diminish after 1 or 2 years of treatment.