A faculty member is presenting information about chloramphenicol. The faculty member would be correct to state that the use of chloramphenicol is limited because of the risk of
a. acute renal failure.
b. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
c. fatal aplastic anemia.
d. acute respiratory distress syndrome.
C
The primary adverse effect of chloramphenicol is blood dyscrasia, primarily aplastic anemia.
Chloramphenicol does not cause acute renal failure, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or acute respi-ratory distress syndrome.
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at _______________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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