A client has a new order for metoclopramide. The extrapyramidal side effect the nurse should assess for in the client is uncontrolled rhythmic movements of the face or limbs (tardive dyskinesia).
Metoclopramide is the medication used to treat the slow emptying of stomach in patients with diabetes. It increases the muscle movements of the stomach and the intestine. It is also an antiemetic medicine. The drug usage is accompanied with a few side-effects like drowsiness, weakness, headache, etc.
Tardive dyskinesia happens as a result of side-effects of certain medicines. Few of the medicines causing it are: Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol, Perphenazine, etc. The symptoms of the disorder include: involuntary and abnormal movements of the jaw, lips and tongue.
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