Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 270

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A nurse is giving dietary instructions to a client receiving levodopa. Which of the following food items should be avoided by the client?

  

     A. Goat yogurt

     B. Whole grain cereal

     C. Asparagus

     D. Apples

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Whole grain cereal

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When administering levodopa, the client should avoid excessive intake of foods rich in pyridoxine (vitamin B6) which has been found to reduce the effects of levodopa. Large amounts of pyridoxine are also contained in some foods such as bananas, egg yolks, lima beans, meats, peanuts, and whole-grain cereals.

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Options A, C, & D: These are foods low in vitamin B6.

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