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sheilaspns

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A patient is receiving high doses of
 
  methotrexate and is experiencing severe bone marrow suppression. The nurse expects which intervention to be ordered with this drug to reduce this problem?
  a. A transfusion of whole blood
  b. Leucovorin rescue
  c. Therapy with filgrastim (Neupogen)
  d. Administration of allopurinol (Zyloprim)

Question 2

One patient has cancer of the bone; another
 
  has cancer in the connective tissues of the thigh muscles; a third patient has cancer in the vascular tissues. Which of these is the correct term for these tumors?
  a. Sarcoma
  b. Leukemia
  c. Carcinoma
  d. Lymphoma



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katieost

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A




sheilaspns

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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