A client diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia has been prescribed an antipsychotic medication to manage a decline in mental capacities.Why should the nurse question this prescription?
A) Antipsychotic medications can cause Lewy body dementia to become a permanent condition.
B) Lewy body syndrome does not affect cognitive functioning.
C) Clients with Lewy body dementia are highly sensitive to extrapyramidal effects of antipsychotic medications.
D) Lewy body syndrome causes an increase in acetylcholinesterase concentrations,which makes antipsychotic medications contraindicated.
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