The nurse is monitoring drug levels for a patient who is receiving theophylline. The most recent theophylline level was 22 mcg/mL, and the nurse evaluates this level to be:
a. below the therapeutic level.
b. at a therapeutic level.
c. above the therapeutic level.
d. at a toxic level.
ANS: C
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