Author Question: The nursing instructor teaches the students about selective toxicity when one of the students asks, ... (Read 61 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nursing instructor teaches the students about selective toxicity when one of the students asks, What happens when a drug doesn't have selective toxicity? What is the instructor's best response?

A) Healthy cells are damaged.
B) All pathogens are destroyed in the body.
C) Reduced enzymes are produced.
D) Protein malnutrition

Question 2

When providing patient teaching to a patient beginning therapy with a beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor,

the nurse will explain the need for regular monitoring of what laboratory studies? (Select all that apply.)
A) Renal function tests
B) Liver function tests
C) Lipid panel
D) Hemoccult of stool
E) Albumin level

Moriaki · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
When a drug does not display selective toxicity, healthy cells are damaged because the drug does not specifically target only the pathogen. Anti-infectives work by a variety of different means so one drug is not likely to kill every type of pathogen in the body. Selective toxicity does not impact enzyme production or cause protein malnutrition.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C
Feedback:
It is important to monitor renal and liver function to identify early signs of toxicity or rhabdomyolysis. Monitoring lipid levels contributes to evaluation of the effectiveness of drug therapy. Hemoccult of stool would be more important with bile acid sequestrants that are associated with GI irritation. Altered albumin levels are not associated with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.