Lilley Chapter 47: Biologic Response- Modifying and Antirheumatic Drugs Comprehensive Exam Questions And Answers Well Defined.
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When monitoring a patient's response to interferon therapy, the nurse notes that the major doselimiting factor for interferon therapy is which condition?
a. Diarrhea
b. Fatigue
c. Anxiety
d. Nausea and vomiting - correct answer B
Patients who receive i...
Lilley Chapter 47: Biologic Response-
Modifying and Antirheumatic Drugs
When monitoring a patient's response to interferon therapy, the nurse notes that the major
doselimiting factor for interferon therapy is which condition?
a. Diarrhea
b. Fatigue
c. Anxiety
d. Nausea and vomiting - correct answer 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. - correct answer
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 - correct answer D
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