The client with cancer has received a course of chemotherapy and received fluorouracil (Adrucil). The nurse should plan to tell the client to report which of the following immediately?
1. Alopecia
2. Headache
3. Stomatitis and diarrhea
4. Changes in color vision
3
Rationale: Fluorouracil (Adrucil) should be discontinued as soon as reactions (stomatitis, diarrhea) occur. Dosage can also be limited by palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (also called hand-foot syndrome), characterized by tingling, burning, redness, flaking, swelling, and blistering of the palms and soles. Alopecia is common and would not require immediate reporting. Headache and vision changes are not associated with fluorouracil.
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