It is important to monitor side effects of all antipsychotic classes to balance potential side effects with benefits of the medications.
False
True
How are antipsychotic classes divided?
1st and 2nd generation
Both of these classifications may be used
Typical and atypical
Typical antipsychotics are more likely to cause
Diabetes
High blood pressure
Secondary parkinsonism
Elevated cholesterol
Atypical antipsychotic side effects may include
Weight gain
All of these
Diabetes
Hypertension
Akathisia is
a feeling of restlessness and inability to sit still
a potential side effect of antipsychotics
All of these
easy to confuse with psychotic agitation or anxiety
Schizophrenia is primarily due to an imbalance in
Norepinephrnie
Serotonin
Dopamine
Glutamate