sandra
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A 47-year-old man is admitted to the hospital after threatening to harm a radio announcer he
believed was broadcasting his thoughts. Over the past 20 years, he has had multiple psychiatric
hospitalizations for threatening people who he believed were plotting against him, trying to control
his mind, or causing him to hear voices by implanting devices in his head. Past symptoms improved
with neuroleptic therapy; after discharge, he discontinued the medication and his symptoms
worsened. Which of the following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy to decrease this
patient's risk for future hospitalization?
A
) Clozapine
B
) Fluphenazine hydrochloride
C
) Haloperidol decanoate
D
) Risperidone
E
) Trifluoperazine hydrochloride
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| farnsworth
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C - given IM (long acting form of haloperidol)
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| dr.wad
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C >>>its action lasts 2 to 4 weeks.
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| guangyu
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YES
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