Multiple Choice
The patient receiving antipsychotic medication who should be most carefully monitored for development of neuroleptic malignant syndrome is the individual who:
A) has a history of hypothermia.
B) has an elevated serum prolactin level.
C) is beginning treatment with a high-potency drug.
D) has taken antipsychotics for more than 6 months.
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