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cookcarl

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The nurse is teaching a class on immunosuppressants to a group of nurses to review their current knowledge. The nurse asks, Which patient is likely to receive Rho(D) immune globulin RhIG (RhoGAM)?
 
  The group correctly gives which of the following answers?
  a. A pregnant patient who is Rho negative
  b. A renal transplant patient who is Rho positive
  c. A bone marrow transplant patient who is Rho negative
  d. A heart transplant patient who is Rho positive

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to draw blood for measurement of a serum cyclosporine (Sandimmune) level. At what time should the serum cyclosporine level be drawn?
 
  a. Two hours after the dose is administered
  b. Just prior to the next dose
  c. Six hours after the dose is administered
  d. Timing of levels is irrelevant



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The patient most likely to receive Rho(D) immune globulin is a pregnant patient who is Rh negative.
These responses are incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The serum cyclosporine level should be drawn just prior to the next dose.
The level would be too high if the sample is drawn just 2 hours after the dose is given.
Six hours after the dose is not appropriate, because dosage adjustment is based on trough levels.
Timing is relevant to determining the correct dosage.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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