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PHARM 47 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
PHARM 47 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
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PHARM 47 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONSWhen monitoring a patient's response to interferon therapy, the nurse notes
that the major dose-limiting factor for interferon therapy is which condition?
a. Diarrhea
b. Fatigue
c. Anxiety
d. Nausea and vomiting ✔️ANS: B
Patients who receive interferon therapy may experience flu-like symptoms:
fever, chills, headache, malaise, myalgia, and fatigue. Fatigue is the major
dose-limiting factor for interferon therapy. Patients taking high dosages
become so exhausted that they are commonly confined to bed.
A patient asks about his cancer treatment with monoclonal antibodies. The
nurse tells him that which is the major advantage of treating certain cancers
with monoclonal antibodies?
a. They will help the patient improve more quickly than will other
antineoplastic drugs.
b. They are more effective against metastatic tumors.
c. Monoclonal antibodies target certain tumor cells and bypass normal cells.
d. There are fewer incidences of opportunistic infections with monoclonal
antibodies. ✔️ANS: C
Monoclonal antibodies can target cancer cells specifically and have minimal
effects on healthy cells, unlike conventional cancer treatments. As a result,
there are fewer adverse effects when compared to traditional antineoplastic
therapy. The other options are incorrect.
During a patient's therapy with interleukins, the nurse monitors the patient
for capillary leak syndrome. Which assessment finding, if present, would
indicate this problem?
a. Bradycardia
b. A dry cough
c. Bruising on the skin
d. A sudden, 15-pound weight gain ✔️ANS: D
With capillary leak syndrome, the capillaries lose their ability to retain vital
colloids, and these substances migrate into the surrounding tissues, resulting
in massive fluid retention. As a result, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and
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