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Sufayan.ah

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A patient is receiving long-term clindamycin therapy for a life-threatening infection. The nurse will begin by monitoring this drug therapy by obtaining
 
  A) blood glucose levels daily for 1 week.
  B) establishing the patient's auditory abilities.
  C) a baseline complete blood count.
  D) liver enzymes weekly until the drug therapy is completed.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with renal insufficiency and chronic heart failure who is receiving rapid infusions of high-dose furosemide. It will be a priority for the nurse to monitor for
 
  A) hepatic encephalopathy.
  B) ototoxicity.
  C) vascular thrombosis.
  D) dehydration.



bhavsar

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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