A client with Hodgkin's disease has been on long-term prednisone therapy. The nurse will assess this client for symptoms of which disorder?
1. Lymphoma
2. Leukemia
3. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
4. Cushing's syndrome
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers not caused by prednisone therapy.
Rationale 2: Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers not caused by prednisone therapy.
Rationale 3: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory response that occurs in response to a specific bacterial threat to the system, manifesting with increased temperature, respirations, heart rate, and WBC count.
Rationale 4: Long-term therapy can result in Cushing's syndrome, a condition that includes elevated blood glucose, fat redistribution to the shoulders and face, muscle weakness, bruising, and bones that easily fracture.
Global Rationale: Long-term therapy can result in Cushing's syndrome, a condition that includes elevated blood glucose, fat redistribution to the shoulders and face, muscle weakness, bruising, and bones that easily fracture. Leukemia and lymphoma are cancers not caused by prednisone therapy. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory response that occurs in response to a specific bacterial threat to the system, manifesting with increased temperature, respirations, heart rate, and WBC count.
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