The Patient Shares with the Provider That He Is Taking

question 8

Multiple Choice

The patient shares with the provider that he is taking his Prozac at night before going to bed. What is the best response?

• A) This is a good idea because this class of medications generally makes people sleepy.
• B) Have you noticed that you are having more sleep issues since you started that?
• C) This a good way to remember to take your daily medications because it is near your toothbrush.
• D) This is a good plan because you can eat grapefruit if there is 8-12 hours difference in the time each are ingested.

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Definitions:

Polygenic Inheritance

A mode of inheritance in which traits are controlled by multiple genes, contributing to the phenotype in a cumulative or additive manner.

Traits

Characteristics or qualities that are inherent to a person or entity, often used to describe personality attributes.

Genes

Genes are the basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, that determine the characteristics of an organism.

Environment

encompasses all external factors and conditions that affect living organisms, including natural forces and other living things, which provides the context for the development and growth of organisms.