Patients who are beginning therapy with vitamin B12 need to be monitored for:
1. Hypertensive crisis that may occur in the first 36 hours
2. Hypokalemia that occurs in the first 48 hours
3. Leukopenia that occurs at 1 to 3 weeks of therapy
4. Thrombocytopenia that may occur at any time in therapy
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a. gender. b. ethnic origin. c. vascular system status. d. insulin therapy.
A 70-year-old patient who has been taking digoxin (Lanoxin) for 4 years has all of the following laboratory blood tests. For which test value should you notify the prescriber immediately?
a. Sodium (Na) 132 mEq/L b. Potassium (K) 2.1 mEq/L c. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 9 mg/dL d. International normalized ratio (INR) 1.5