The patient is scheduled to begin treatment with a sulfonamide. The primary care provider should plan to also begin monitoring blood levels of:
a. Glucose
b. Alkaline phosphatase
c. Potassium
d. Calcium
ANS: B
Sulfonamides increase serum levels of alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, and cre-atinine, and the bilirubin may be elevated.
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