A Patient Who Has Been Diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder will begin taking venlafaxine (Effexor) . The nurse who performs a medication and dietary history will be concerned about ingestion of which substance or drug?

• A) Coffee
• B) Grapefruit juice
• C) Oral hypoglycemic drug
• D) St. John's wort

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Definitions:

Eukaryotic Chromosomes

Linear DNA molecules contained in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, associated with a large variety of proteins such as histones, facilitating gene regulation and chromosome organization.

Histone Proteins

Proteins that package and order DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, playing a key role in gene regulation and expression.

Linear DNA

DNA molecules that are structured in a straight or nearly straight line, as opposed to being circular.

Nucleosomes

Structures consisting of a segment of DNA wound around a core of histone proteins, playing a crucial role in the packaging of eukaryotic DNA.