A Patient Asks the Nurse Why a Medication Prescribed by the Provider

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient asks the nurse why a medication prescribed by the provider "didn't do anything at all." Which statement by the nurse accurately describes how genetics influence drug action?

• A) "Genetic differences can result in significant differences in how each patient's body handles the same medication."
• B) "Genetic differences can cause mutations in enzymes, changing the way they function. This can alter how the body metabolizes and excretes drugs."
• C) "Because of genetic differences, medication may accumulate to toxic levels in one patient while in another patient may be inactivated before it can have a therapeutic effect."
• D) "Genetic differences can be expressed as an alteration in the structure of an enzyme, which can cause a defective receptor and an allergic response to drugs."
• E) "Genetic differences in patients who are biracial result in an allergic response to medications."

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