A 45-year-old patient with schizophrenia was recently hospitalized for acute psychosis due to medication noncompliance. They were treated with intramuscular (IM) long-acting haloperidol. Besides monitoring schizophrenia symptoms, the patient should be assessed:
A) By his primary care provider, for excessive weight loss
B) By his primary care provider, using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) for extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
C) By his primary care provider, monthly for tolerance to the haloperidol
D) Only by a mental health provider, as most NPs in primary care do not care for mentally ill patients
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