A young male patient diagnosed as schizophrenic develops severe muscle cramps with torticollis a short time after drug therapy is initiated with haloperidol. The best course of action would be to

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A young male patient diagnosed as schizophrenic develops severe muscle cramps with torticollis a short time after drug therapy is initiated with haloperidol. The best course of action would be to

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

If phenelzine is administered to a patient taking fluoxetine, the most likely result is

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

If one patient is taking amitriptyline and another patient is taking chlorpromazine, they are both likely to experience

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Four stages of general anesthesia are distinctly seen with the use of

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A woman taking haloperidol develops a spectrum of adverse effects that include the amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome and extrapyramidal dysfunction. Her psychiatrist prescribes a newer antipsychotic drug that improves both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia with fewer dopamine receptor blockade side effects. Since weekly blood tests are not deemed necessary, the drug prescribed by the psychiatrist is probably

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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