
Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Transcribed Image Text:27.A patient receiving combination chemotherapy containing doxorubicin
experiences dyspnea on exertion, peripheral edema, tachycardia and
crackles. The nurse should suspect pulmonary edema, most like.
a. Myocardial damage
b. Veno-occlusive disease of the liver
c. A post-renal obstruction
d. Pulmonary toxicity
34.The nurse is admitting a patient who has been diagnosed with squamous
cell carcinoma of the lung. When completing the history and physical
assessment the nurse should assess the patient for?
a. Dysphagia
b. Halitosis
c. Dyspepsia
d. Hemoptysis
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