A 19-year-old with first-episode psychosis is started on an antipsychotic. According to NICE guidelines, which investigation is essential before initi...

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A 19-year-old with first-episode psychosis is started on an antipsychotic. According to NICE guidelines, which investigation is essential before initiating treatment?

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QT interval monitoring (ECG)

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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Echocardiogram

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Arterial blood gas

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D-dimer

NICE Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults guideline (CG178) MCQ (SBA): First-episode psychosis

A 19-year-old with first-episode psychosis is started on an antipsychotic. According to NICE guidelines, which investigation is essential before initiating treatment?