Question

question 11
1 pts
scenario: a 30-year-old patient with schizoaffective disorder is experiencing tardive dyskinesia while on long-term haloperidol.
question: what is the most appropriate intervention?
increase the dose of haloperidol.
add benztropine to manage tardive dyskinesia.
discontinue haloperidol and switch to clozapine.
continue haloperidol and monitor symptoms.

Explanation:

• Increasing haloperidol (a typical antipsychotic) would worsen tardive dyskinesia (TD), so this is incorrect.
• Benztropine is for acute extrapyramidal symptoms (like parkinsonism), not TD, so this is wrong.
• Clozapine (an atypical antipsychotic) has a lower risk of TD, so discontinuing haloperidol (which causes TD) and switching to clozapine is appropriate.
• Continuing haloperidol while monitoring won't address the TD and may let it progress, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Discontinue haloperidol and switch to clozapine.