A patient presents with an intermittent fever of unknown origin. The nurse reviews the patient's medication history and identifies which medications that may be implicated in fever?
1. Paroxetine (Paxil)
2. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
3. Vitamin E
4. Metformin (Glucophage)
5. Furosemide (Lasix)
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Rationale 1: SSRIs may result in high fever.
Rationale 2: Conventional antipsychotic drugs can result in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Rationale 3: Vitamin E does not cause fever.
Rationale 4: Metformin does not directly cause fever.
Rationale 5: Furosemide does not cause fever.
Global Rationale: SSRIs may result in high fever. Conventional antipsychotic drugs can result in neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Vitamin E does not cause fever. Metformin does not directly cause fever. Furosemide does not cause fever.
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