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A female patient is prescribed oprelvekin therapy to treat thrombocytopenia. Which of the following should the nurse continuously monitor to determine the efficacy and duration of the oprelvekin therapy?
 
  A) Weight gain
  B) Platelet count
  C) Red and white blood cell count
  D) Cardiac arrhythmias

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a 66-year-old man who is HIV-positive. The patient has been prescribed didanosine (Videx). It would be most important to question the patient about which of the following?
 
  A) High-calorie diet
  B) Alcohol use
  C) Activity level
  D) Fluid intake



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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