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Psychotherapeutic Drugs Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
____ is a side effect that can occur while a client is taking an antipsychotic medication, causing muscle rigidity, high fever, unstable vital signs, confusion, and agitation.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: NMS is a very serious side effect of antipsychotic drugs that can lead to coma and death. Muscle rigidity is usually the first symptom, with symptoms progressing rapidly after the onset and reaching peak intensity in 3 days. The other options are also side effects of antipsychotics but do not describe NMS.
Question 2 of 5
Valium is administered to a client anxious about impending surgery. Which of the following side effects is the client at risk for?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
When educating a client being treated with lithium, which item(s) in his or her diet should be monitored or avoided?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The CMA is administering an antianxiety medication to a client. Monitoring side effects is the responsibility of which member of the health care team?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Careful assessment for changes in attitude and suicidal gestures should be monitored in a client taking which medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.