One of your assigned clients has been taking one of the phenothiazine antipsychotic medications for some time and is now showing involuntary tongue movements, grimacing, sucking, and lip-smacking movements
Which of the following would you MOST expect the provider to order to deal with these symptoms? a. benztropine (Cogentin)
b. diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
c. observation for symptoms to diminish
d. decrease the Thorazine dose
D
The most likely course of action that a provider would take to deal with these symptoms would be to decrease the client's Thorazine dose. The client may be experiencing a possible side effect of the antipsychotic, known as tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder often characterized by involuntary movements of the tongue and lips, including grimacing, sucking, and lip smacking.
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