A client diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is prescribed entacapone (Comtan) .The client is to be given epinephrine for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.The nurse should be aware that entacapone (Comtan) causes an increased effect of epinephrine on the heart due to:
A) Stimulation of enzyme COMT in the synaptic cleft.
B) Inhibition of enzyme COMT in the synaptic cleft.
C) Excessive secretion of enzyme COMT from the synaptic vesicles.
D) Increased reuptake of the enzyme COMT from the synaptic cleft.
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