Which Statement by a Client Who Is Beginning Tricyclic Antidepressant

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which statement by a client who is beginning tricyclic antidepressant therapy indicates successful teaching?

• A) "I will continue to take this medication even if the symptoms have not subsided."
• B) "I will start to see results in about 2 weeks."
• C) "I will continue to smoke."
• D) "I will start to cut down on my alcohol intake and have only one glass of wine at supper."

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Definitions:

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

A method to screen for certain genetic conditions in a fetus using maternal blood sample without risk to the fetus.

Ultrasound

A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body, commonly used in prenatal care.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among individuals within a population can be attributed to genetic differences.

Genomic Imprinting

A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-specific manner, affecting the phenotype of an organism without altering the DNA sequence.