Nursing assessment of a client who has been diagnosed with neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) would most likely reveal what?
A) Chest pain, tachycardia, and cardiac dysrhythmias
B) Respiratory distress, cyanosis, and pallor
C) Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and gastric pain
D) Hyperpyrexia, severe hypertension, and diaphoresis
Ans: D
Fever, hypertension, and diaphoresis are cardinal symptoms of NMS and should be immediately addressed.
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