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A Patient Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Has Rapidly Changing Mood

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A patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder has rapidly changing mood cycles. The health care provider prescribes an anticonvulsant medication. To prepare teaching materials, which drug should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed?


A) Phenytoin (Dilantin)
B) Gabapentin (Neurontin)
C) Risperidone (Risperdal)
D) Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

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