Multiple Choice
Why do clients with Parkinson disease (PD) nearly always take carbidopa in combination with levodopa?
A) Carbidopa minimizes the conversion of levodopa to dopamine within the brain, thus minimizing levodopa's unwanted side effects.
B) Carbidopa enhances levodopa's conversion to dopamine throughout the body, thus intensifying levodopa's effectiveness.
C) Carbidopa prevents levodopa from converting to dopamine until it reaches the brain, thus minimizing levodopa's unwanted side effects.
D) Carbidopa prevents levodopa's conversion to dopamine in the brain, thus intensifying levodopa's effectiveness.
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