A nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client receiving penicillin therapy. Which of the following would the nurse identify as indicating an adverse hematologic reaction? Select all that apply
A) Pancytopenia
B) Anemia
C) Thrombocytopenia
D) Leukopenia
E) Hemoglobulinemia
Ans: B, C, D
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Nurses should monitor blood counts of clients taking penicillins for the following hematopoietic changes: anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, and bone marrow suppression.
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