What does appropriate client teaching for clients receiving biologic response modifiers (BRMs) include?
a. Report weight loss and signs of infection or bleeding.
b. Severe weakness and malaise are expected side effects.
c. BRM therapy has no teratogenic effects.
d. Most BRM side effects persist after therapy is discontinued.
ANS: A
Weight loss and signs of infection as well as bleeding are possible side effects of treatment with a biologic response modifier.
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