ATI Pharmacology Immune system
ACTUAL EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for maraviroc therapy.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse
effects? (Select all that apply.)
Paresthesia
Cough
Tinnitus
Jaundice
Fever
ANSWER: Paresthesia
Cough
Jaundice
Fever
Maraviroc, a chemokine receptor 5 antagonist, can cause paresthesia, dizziness,
and musculoskeletal pain.
Maraviroc can cause a cough and upper respiratory infection.
Maraviroc can cause liver damage. The nurse should instruct the client to report an
allergic reaction, such as a rash, because it can precede liver damage, manifested as
jaundice or abdominal pain.
Maraviroc can cause a fever and sinus infection.
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A nurse should recognize that raltegravir is used to treat clients who have which of
the following conditions?
Hairy cell leukemia
Thyroid cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma
Resistant HIV
ANSWER: Resistant HIV
Raltegravir, an integrase inhibitor, along with other antiretroviral drugs, treats HIV
that is resistant to other drugs. The nurse should administer raltegravir with other
antiretroviral drugs.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for cisplatin to treat
testicular cancer. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the
following adverse effects? (Select all that apply.)
Paresthesia
Sore throat
Flank pain
Tinnitus
Conjunctivitis
ANSWER: Paresthesia
Sore throat
Flank pain
Tinnitus