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Schizophrenia and antipsychotics
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A man started clozapine 3 weeks ago. He now has fever, chest pain and a heart rate of 125. What is the most important test?
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The answer is E: Troponin and CRP.
Myocarditis usually occurs in the first 6 to 8 weeks of clozapine.
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