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6 years ago
A patient with cancer is taking rasburicase Elitek to treat hyperuricemia and develops neutropenia with fever and respiratory distress on the fourth day of treatment. The nurse caring for this patient will expect to:
 
  a. administer allopurinol instead of rasburi-case.
  b. continue giving the drug and monitor the patient's symptoms closely.
  c. tell the patient that this drug should never be used again.
  d. tell the patient that these symptoms indi-cate severe sepsis.
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Rasburicase is used for management of hyperuricemia in patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy for leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors. Fever and respiratory distress may occur; patients should be monitored closely. These symptoms do not warrant stopping the drug, and they do not indicate severe sepsis.
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Easily the best answer Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes
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