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A nurse checks on a patient with Parkinson's disease who recently began taking levodopa (Dopar).
 
  She finds the patient trying to get out of bed. The patient tells the nurse that every time she gets out of bed, she gets dizzy and light-headed. The nurse explains that this symptom is known as orthostatic hypotension, and she should instruct the patient to
  a. maintain bed rest for at least 2 weeks.
  b. sleep on her left side to improve her circulation.
  c. lie down and put her feet up on pillows.
  d. try increasing the salt and water in her diet.
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this is exactly what I needed
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Helped a lot
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Brilliant ツ
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