The caregiver of a client diagnosed with AD asks the nurse about the prescribed therapy with rivastigmine and about how the drug works. The nurse would integrate knowledge of which action in the response to the caregiver?
A) Increases the level of acetylcholine in the CNS
B) Decreases the level of neurotoxins in the brain
C) Increases the level of cholinesterase in the blood
D) Increases the level of adenosine triphosphate in the blood
Ans: A
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Administration of cholinesterase inhibitors results in an increase in the level of acetylcholine in the CNS. Administration of cholinesterase inhibitors does not decrease the neurotoxins in the brain or increase the level of adenosine triphosphate in the blood. Cholinesterase inhibitors inhibit and do not increase the level of cholinesterase in the blood.
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