Chronic Psychiatric Illness Is in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 55yo Man | Psychiatry | SMLE Q#12272
SMLE Question #12272
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Psychiatry
Objective: OBJ-253
Last updated: February 2026
A 55-year-old man with chronic psychiatric illness is hospitalized for poor oral intake. His haloperidol dose is rapidly increased for agitation. Within 24 hours, he develops acute confusion, profuse diaphoresis, and generalized severe muscle rigidity. He is transferred to the ICU for hyperthermia and suspected rhabdomyolysis. Which of the following should be added to his management plan?
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