A patient with a history of Alzheimer's disease has been taking tacrine (Cognex) for 18 months. Based on the side effects of the medication, the nurse should monitor which laboratory findings?
a. Blood urea nitrogen
b. 24-hour creatinine clearance studies
c. Serum alanine aminotransferase
d. Complete blood count with differential
C
Tacrine carries a high risk of serious liver injury. Damage is monitored by assessing the serum for elevations in alanine aminotransferase, an enzyme released from liver cells when they are injured.
Tacrine is not nephrotoxic, thus monitoring of the blood urea nitrogen is not necessary.
Tacrine is not nephrotoxic, thus monitoring of 24-hour creatinine clearance results is not neces-sary.
Blood dyscrasias are not caused by tacrine, thus monitoring of a complete blood count with dif-ferential is not necessary.
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