A 34-year-old man with new-onset psychosis is started on olanzapine. According to metabolic monitoring guidelines for antipsychotics, which baseline i...

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A 34-year-old man with new-onset psychosis is started on olanzapine. According to metabolic monitoring guidelines for antipsychotics, which baseline investigation is essential?

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Fasting lipid profile and glucose or HbA1c

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Serum cortisol

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Faecal calprotectin

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Serum prolactin only

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Serum digoxin level

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Antipsychotic metabolic monitoring

A 34-year-old man with new-onset psychosis is started on olanzapine. According to metabolic monitoring guidelines for antipsychotics, which baseline investigation is essential?