A client enters the clinic with an acute sore throat and a temperature of 101.5° F (38.5° C). What diagnostic testing does the nurse educate the client about? (Select all that apply.)
a. Complete blood count (CBC)
b. Throat culture
c. Monospot test
d. Arterial blood gas
e. Biopsy
f. HIV testing
A, B, C
CBC, throat culture, and monospot testing can help to determine the causes of sore throat and fever. A biopsy is not needed. Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) testing would not be indi-cated unless the symptoms were a recurrent problem. Arterial blood gases would not be per-formed unless the client had dyspnea and a low oxygen saturation reading.
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