A 75-year-old male client is experiencing extrapyramidal symptoms secondary to an antipsychotic drug. Which drug would the nurse expect the health care provider to order to relieve these symptoms?  Physostigmine salicylate  Anticholinergics  ACE inhibitors  Beta-blockers

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A 75-year-old male client is experiencing extrapyramidal symptoms secondary to an antipsychotic drug. Which drug would the nurse expect the health care provider to order to relieve these symptoms?

  •  Physostigmine salicylate
  •  Anticholinergics
  •  ACE inhibitors
  •  Beta-blockers
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