An Elderly Nursing Home Resident Has Been Diagnosed with Type

An elderly nursing home resident has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dementia.The patient begins taking an antipsychotic drug for agitation.Tremor and bradykinesia develop, so an anticholinergic is added to the drug regimen.Within 3 days, the patient displays a marked cognitive deficit.Which medication is the most likely cause of the cognitive change?

A) Antihypertensive
B) Anticholinergic
C) Antipsychotic
D) Antidiabetic

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