This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A 51-year-old female patient has been receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for metastatic breast ... (Read 76 times)

JGIBBSON

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 538
on: Jul 23, 2018
A 51-year-old female patient has been receiving doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for metastatic breast cancer. Her medical record indicates she has cardiomyopathy and a cumulative dose of 300 mg/m2 of doxorubicin.
 
  Which of the following measures would help limit the severity of the cardiomyopathy in this patient?
  A) A reduced dose
  B) A single large dose instead of multiple doses
  C) The use of dexrazoxane in conjunction with doxorubicin
  D) Meticulous monitoring during drug administration

Question 2

A 39-year-old woman is receiving doxorubicin for the treatment of cancer. After each treatment, the patient has acute nausea and vomiting accompanied by a slightly increased heart rate. The nurse will advise her to
 
  A) perform relaxation techniques after the treatments.
  B) make an appointment for cardiac function tests.
  C) take the drug only at bedtime.
  D) perform light exercise after administration of the drug.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

leeeep

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 315
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


JGIBBSON

  • Member
  • Posts: 538
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

kjohnson

  • Member
  • Posts: 330
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.

Did you know?

People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.

Did you know?

Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.

Did you know?

Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.

Orthetrum coerulescens, female Orthetrum coerulescens, female
Patient with exophthalmos. Patient with exophthalmos.
Female Reproductive System Female Reproductive System
Female external genetalia Female external genetalia
A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment A 5,000-year-old Egyptian garment
Female Reproductive System "الجهاز التناسلي للأنثى" Female Reproductive System "الجهاز التناسلي للأنثى"
Video: Steps of glucose catabolism

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library