A patient who has been treated with antipsychotic agents for schizophrenia has an elevated blood pressure, dyspnea, and an extremely high temperature. The nurse prepares to treat which disorder?
A) Akathisia
B) Extrapyramidal side effects
C) Acute dystonias
D) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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