A nurse prepares to administer antipsychotic medication to a patient with schizophrenia.Additional monitoring for adverse effects will be most important if the patient is also has which health problem? Select all that apply.

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Antipsychotic medications may produce weight gain,which would complicate care of a patient with diabetes and/or lower the seizure threshold,which would complicate care of a patient with epilepsy.Parkinson's disease involves changes in transmission of dopamine and acetylcholine,so these drugs would also complicate care of this patient.Osteoarthritis and Grave's disease should have no synergistic effect with this medication.

A Nurse Prepares to Administer Antipsychotic Medication to a Patient