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This happens when pluripotent cells (cells in bone marrow) are suddenly depressed? -
Decrease in RBC, Platelets, WBC.
Before administering an immunization or chemotherapy, what would the nurse check
for? - Current infection.
When pluripotent cells are depressed, the safest pain reliever is? - Tylenol (NSAID risk
for bleeding)
When is nausea treated? - Before it starts.
If a patient is already vomiting, the best drug to give is? - Vistaril
When a patient on a new medication develops a sudden wide spread rash you think? -
Steven Johnson Syndrome
Tamoxifen works by: - Competing with estrogen for binding sites in breast and other
tissues.
Cyclosporine should not be taken with? - Concurrent ingestion of grapefruit or
grapefruit juice may ↑serum levels and should be avoided.
The side effects of interferon make the patient feel like flue like symptoms. What
medication would nurse give for symptoms? - Acetaminophen may be taken prior to
injection and every 3-4 hr afterward as needed to control symptoms.
The major SE/ADR of a glucocorticoids are? - Osteoporosis, Hypertension, mental
status changes, hyperglycemia and edema.
All Glucocorticoids end in what letters? - one
Why do we give more than one injection of a vaccine? - The body builds an immunity
over time.
Who do we give passive immunity drugs to? - People who don't have enough time to
develop immunity (babies); people at great risk of exposure; people who have already
been exposed.