The nurse is instructing a client on the importance of having routine blood work preformed while taking a prescribed antipsychotic medication. Which symptoms would warrant the client to notify the health care provider immediately?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Abdominal pain
2. Change in stool color
3. Increased thirst and urination
4. Frequent infections
5. Dry mouth
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Antipsychotic drugs can cause hepatotoxicity as an adverse effect.
Rationale 2: Antipsychotic drugs can cause hepatotoxicity as an adverse effect.
Rationale 3: Antipsychotic drugs can cause increased glucose levels. Increased thirst and urination could be symptoms of hyperglycemia.
Rationale 4: Antipsychotic drugs can cause bone marrow depression, which could affect the client's white and red blood cell counts.
Rationale 5: A dry mouth is an anticholinergic effect of the medication and does not need to be immediately reported to the health care provider.
Global Rationale: Antipsychotic drugs can cause hepatotoxicity as an adverse effect. Abdominal pain and changes in stool color are indicative of hepatotoxicity. Antipsychotic drugs can cause increased glucose levels. Increased thirst and urination could be symptoms of hyperglycemia. Antipsychotic drugs can cause bone marrow depression, which could affect the client's white and red blood cell counts. A dry mouth is an anticholinergic effect of the medication and does not need to be immediately reported to the health care provider.
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