Atypical antipsychotics differ from the other classes of antipsychotics because they:
A. enhance the activity of serotonin in the limbic system.
B. reduce dopamine activity more than they reduce the activity of serotonin.
C. greatly enhance the activity of acetylcholine.
D. reduce the activity of serotonin more than they reduce the activity of dopamine.
Answer: D
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The nurse completes instructing a female patient on the process of in vitro fertilization. Which statement indicates that patient teaching has been effective?
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Fill in the blank with correct word