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leo leo

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A nurse has administered filgrastim to a diverse group of patients in recent months. Which of the following patients should the nurse observe for extremely elevated white blood cell counts following administration of the drug?
 
  A) A 19-year-old male receiving radiotherapy
  B) A 25-year-old female with a diagnosis of congenital neutropenia
  C) A 39-year-old female with a nonmyeloid malignancy
  D) A 47-year-old male with aplastic anemia

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It will be most important for the nurse to monitor nevirapine therapy for a male patient during the first few months of therapy in order to
 
  A) determine CD4+ T-cell counts.
  B) assess for potentially life-threatening hepatotoxicity or skin reactions.
  C) assess the drug serum level.
  D) evaluate for thrombocytopenia.


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yifu223

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


leo leo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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