39. A 54 year old man is admitted to the inpatient treatmen…
39. A 54 year old man is admitted to the inpatient treatment program for withdrawal from heroin. Eighteen hours after his last injection of heroin, he becomes hypertensive, irritable, and restless. He also has nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Which medication would be her best treatment option?
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36. A 35 year old woman is seeing a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. After 8 weeks on Fluoxetine 60 mg daily, the PMHNP decides to augment the Fluoxetine for additional treatment. Which of the following would be the most appropriate augmenting agent?
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6. A 36-year-old man with a history of seizures and schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type presents to your office with worsening auditory hallucinations. He was recently started on Haldol, 10 mg daily (as this has worked in the past for increasing auditory hallucinations). He has tolerated the Haldol well in the past, however, his mother contacts the clinic after two weeks to inform you that while his auditory hallucinations have diminished significantly, he now has developed extrapyramidal symptoms within the past 3 days. Which of the following likely contributed to his worsening status?
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