An obesity-prone patient who takes an antipsychotic agent has been trying diligently to lose weight
The patient expresses her concern to the nurse and asks, "Is there a medication that I can take that causes less weight gain than the others? The nurse would be correct to suggest to the patient that she discuss with the prescriber the possibility of switching to which drug to address her concern? a. Thioridazine (Mellaril)
b. Quetiapine (Seroquel)
c. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
d. Ziprasidone (Geodon)
D
Ziprasidone (Geodon) has been shown to cause only a small weight gain compared to other anti-psychotic medications.
Thioridazine and quetiapine cause moderate weight gain.
Olanzapine causes high weight gain.
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1. Jean Piaget. 2. Erik Erikson. 3. James Fowler. 4. Lawrence Kohlberg.
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Infuse 8 mg/min from a 500 mg/250 mL solution. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr
What will be an ideal response?