A patient with cancer is receiving pegfilgrastim (Neulasta). The patient reports bone pain, which the nurse recognizes as
a. a sign of cancer metastasis.
b. an indication of expansion of bone marrow.
c. caused by osteomyelitis.
d. worsening neutropenia.
ANS: B
Bone pain is common with these drugs and is caused by expansion of the bone marrow. It does not indicate metastasis. The bone pain is not due to osteomyelitis or neutropenia.
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