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munnacanada · Credits: 5077 My Scrapbook

A 32 year-old engineer has been uncharacteristically active for
several weeks. He spends most of his time at work and gets
little sleep. He has told another engineer that he is involved “in
a research project that will earn me the Nobel Prize”.
Expensive research equipment keeps arriving at his office. The
engineer is irritable, and it is hard to hold his attention. A
classmate from graduate school recalls that the patient
behaved in a similar manner twice during stressful periods at
school.
Longterm drug therapy for this patient would likely include:
a) haloperidol
b) valproic acid
c) clozapine
d) ascorbic acid
e) chlordiazepoxide

2Pandai · Credits: 21419 My Scrapbook

b) valproic acid

drWinner · Credits: 1414 My Scrapbook

the pt has mania....valproic acid is the ans from the given choices.........Clozapine (Clozaril) is an atypical antipsychotic medication used to control manic episodes in patients who have not responded to typical mood-stabilizing agents.

munnacanada · Credits: 5077 My Scrapbook

Again the two contradictary answers in 2 seperate years question answer keys were:

Valproic acid and Clozapine

jabby · Credits: 3703 My Scrapbook

VALPORIC ACID

mikejonathan20055 · Credits: 3355 My Scrapbook

b) valproic acid.................Preferred for Cyclical Mania

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