09-24-2005, 10:17 AM
A medicine consult is requested on a 32-year-oldwoman with paranoid schizophrenia who is a patient in a closed psychiatric unit. Several days after the patient's admission, she developedpolyuria,vomiting, stupor, diarrhea, and restlessness. She is currently taking risperidone,10 mg given at bedtime, but no other medications. She has no other medical conditions besides schizophrenia. Which of the followingis the most likely diagnosis? Anticholinergic crisis Acute dystonic reaction
Serotonin syndrome
Tardivedyskinesia
Water intoxication
Serotonin syndrome
Tardivedyskinesia
Water intoxication