The nurse knows that the primary health care professional will order which medication to help with disordered thinking for the patient with anorexia nervosa?

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2. Research shows that second-generation antipsychotic medications such as olanzapine may be effective in achieving more rapid weight gain, reducing obsessional thinking, and limiting the denial that assumes delusional proportions in size and body shape. Bupropion should be avoided due to risk of seizures; tricyclic antidepressants (such as amitriptyline) and MAOIs (such as tranylcypromine) should not be considered in underweight patients and have an overall potential for lethality and toxicity.

The Nurse Knows That the Primary Health Care Professional Will