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The patient has just been diagnosed with epilepsy and will be starting phenytoin. The patient's spouse asks how this medication works in the body. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "It inhibits the enzyme that destroys one of the neurotransmitters."
B) "It helps stop the entry of sodium into the cell."
C) "It has not been determined exactly how it prevents seizures."
D) "It increases the amount of calcium that enters the cell."
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The patient has just been diagnosed with epilepsy and will be starting phenytoin. The patient's spouse asks how this medication works in the body. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "It inhibits the enzyme that destroys one of the neurotransmitters."
B) "It helps stop the entry of sodium into the cell."
C) "It has not been determined exactly how it prevents seizures."
D) "It increases the amount of calcium that enters the cell."