A patient has been taking itraconazole (Sporanox) for 3 months for a persistent fungal infection. The patient has nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, right upper abdominal pain, dark urine, and pale stools. The nurse would be correct to suspect
a. anemia.
b. renal failure.
c. sepsis.
d. liver injury.
D
The nurse is correct to suspect liver injury, because these signs and symptoms are associated with liver dysfunction.
Nothing indicates the presence of anemia or renal failure.
The symptoms are not consistent with sepsis.
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a. Relaxed and calm b. Energized c. Feeling overloaded d. Helplessness with loss of control
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The nurse caring for a family during a loss might notice that survival guilt sometimes is felt at the death of an infant by the child's:
a. Siblings. b. Mother. c. Father. d. Grandparents.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)