Examl 3:l NSGl 322/l NSG322l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Behaviorall Healthl Nursingl Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
Q:l Neurolepticsl (typicall antipsychotics)
Answer:
targetsl postivel symptoms
Q:l Nurolepticl maligantl syndrom
Answer:
decreasedl LOC,l musclel retention
Q:l atypicall antipsychotics
Answer:
targetl positivel andl negativel symptoms
Q:l sidel effectsl ofl antipsychotics
Answer:
-drowsiness -dizzinessl (orthopenea)l -l loweredl seizurel threshold 1 / 3
-anticholinergicl effects
Q:l antipsychoticsl adversel effects
Answer:
-l extrapyramidall symptons l akathisia l acutel dystonia l pseudoparkinsonisml -l tardivel dyskinesia -l neurolepticl malignantl syndrome -l agrnaulocytosis -l bodyl templ alterations -l photosenitivity
Q:l Firstl generationsl antipsychotics
Answer:
chlorpromazine fluphenazine'haloperidol'perphenazine loxapine
Q:l Neurolepticl Malignantl Syndrome
Answer:
Life-threateningl musclel rigidity,l fever,l andl rhabdomyolysis.
Q:l acutel dystonias
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Answer:
musclel spasmsl ofl face,l tongue,l neck,l orl back
Q:l akathisia
Answer:
motorl restlessness -l highestl riskl forl suicide
Q:l tardivel dyskinesia
Answer:
conditionl thatl causesl involuntary,l repetitivel movementsl inl thel facel andl body -l offendingl medl mustl bel stopped -l anticholinergicsl arel stopped
Q:l Pseudoparkinsonism
Answer:
-l rigidity,l bradykinesia,l mask-likel face,l shufflingl gait,l tremor,l posturall deficits,l chorea,l hemiballismus,l athetosis,l certainl dystonias,l tics
Q:l EPSl treatment
Answer:
IV/Iml administrationl ofl anticholinergicl meds -l benztropine -l diphenhydramine -l preventativel assessmentl
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