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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is Diagnosed

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The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with early Huntington's disease (HD) . Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan for the client, partner, and children?


A) Use of levodopa-carbidopa to help reduce HD symptoms.
B) Need to take prophylactic antibiotics to decrease the risk for pneumonia.
C) Lifestyle changes such as increased exercise that delay disease progression.
D) Availability of genetic testing to determine the HD risk for the client's children.

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