The patient has been started on a treatment regimen for acute mania
As part of the teaching plan for the patient and the family regarding use of the medication, they should be taught to immediately report which of the following symptoms to the primary care provider?
a. Deterioration of mental alertness
b. Deterioration of emotional stability
c. Deterioration of sleep pattern
d. Deterioration of eating pattern
ANS: C
Warn patients to promptly report any deterioration of sleep pattern, because often it is the first warning sign of an impending episode of hypomania or mania.
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