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V@ndy87

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A 67-year-old man who is being treated for prostate cancer is taking epoetin alfa. The nurse will instruct the patient to
 
  A) stop taking the drug after a 2-week period.
  B) schedule an appointment to measure hemoglobin twice a week for at least 2 to 6 weeks.
  C) schedule an appointment to check if the patient has a high WBC count.
  D) begin taking a calcium channel blocker to treat hypertension, which usually develops as an adverse effect of epoetin alfa therapy.

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A nurse has been assigned to a female patient who is to begin chemotherapy. The nurse will initiate the prescribed oprelvekin therapy
 
  A) 6 to 24 hours after chemotherapy.
  B) 2 days after chemotherapy.
  C) 6 days after chemotherapy.
  D) 10 days after chemotherapy.


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frre432

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

B

Answer to Question 2

A


V@ndy87

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

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