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A 60 year old man is brought to the emergency department in an agitated state. He is lashing out violently. Which drug in low dosage due to its relative lack of autonomic side effects is a drug of choice in the treatment of agitation in this patient?

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A 60 year old man is brought to the emergency department in an agitated state. He is lashing out violently. Which drug in low dosage due to its relative lack of autonomic side effects is a drug of choice in the treatment of agitation in this patient?

  1. Haloperidol
  2. Diazepam
  3. Fluoxetine
  4. Clozapine
  5. Chlorpromazine
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waelhammad
2022-11-05
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The key is B. Diazepam. [Haloperidol has autonomic side effects].

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