To Help Manage the Potential Side Effects of Prescribed Antipsychotic

question 12

Multiple Choice

To help manage the potential side effects of prescribed antipsychotic medications,amantadine may be prescribed.Which statement best indicates that the nurse understands the appropriateness of this medication for the older adult patient?

• A)"This medication produces few anticholinergic effects."
• B)"Symmetrel is an effective dopamine agonist."
• C)"Extrapyramidal symptoms are best controlled by Symmetrel."
• D)"Older patients seem to have the fewest side effects on this medication."

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Definitions:

Proteins

Large biomolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins and are known as the building blocks of life, essential for various bodily functions.

Double Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms for a stronger bond.

Single Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two atoms share one pair of valence electrons.