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bclement10

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The patient has been started on a treatment regimen that includes chlorpromazine. As part of the teaching plan for the patient, the health care provider instructs him that an expected side effect of the drug is:
 
  a. Pink or reddish-brown discoloration of the urine
  b. Syncopal episodes
  c. Tachycardia
  d. Hyperventilation

Question 2

Which of the following symptoms are considered to be adverse effects of first- and sec-ond-generation antipsychotics? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Sedation
  b. Dystonia
  c. Parkinsonism
  d. Productive cough
  e. Akathisia
  f. Seizures
  g. Headaches



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Chlorpromazine may color the patient's urine pink or reddish brown.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D, E, F
Common adverse effects of first- and second-generation drugs include sedation, extrapyramidal symptoms (dystonia, parkinsonism, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia), seizures, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.





 

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