The nurse is providing education to a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) who is beginning therapy on tobramycin (TOBI). What symptom associated with tobramycin should the nurse advise the patient to report?
a. Hearing loss
b. Blurred vision
c. Ringing in the ears
d. Bleeding gums
C
Inhaled tobramycin can cause tinnitus, which should be reported.
Inhaled tobramycin does not cause hearing loss.
Blurred vision and bleeding gums are not associated with tobramycin.
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