What baseline labs should be obtained prior to starting an antipsychotic?
- Height and weight (body mass index—BMI)
- Waist circumference
- Baseline Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
- Blood pressure
- Electrocardiogram (for QTc monitoring)
- Fasting lipid profile
- Fasting plasma glucose
- Complete blood count with differential (weekly initially for clozapine)
- Consider a pregnancy test
