Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 93%
Full-length
After 7 hours in restraints and a total of 30-mg haloperidol in divided doses, a client complains of stiffness in his neck and his tongue 'pulling to one side.' These extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) will most likely be relieved by the administration of:
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Benztropine acts to reduce EPS by blocking excess CNS cholinergic activity associated with dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia by displacing acetylcholine at the receptor site.