The client receives filgrastim (Neupogen). He asks the nurse, "That is such a funny name; where do you suppose it comes from?" What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It comes from the interleukins it stimulates; this one stimulates neuocytes."
2. "It comes from the blood cell it stimulates; this one stimulates neutrophils."
3. "It comes from the stem cells it stimulates, such as filgrastims."
4. "It is a complicated process; the drug companies are secretive about it."
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: There aren't any interleukins named neuocytes.
Rationale 2: Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are named according to the types of blood cells that they stimulate. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) increases the production of neutrophils, the most common type of granulocyte.
Rationale 3: There aren't any stem cells named filgrastims.
Rationale 4: Naming of drugs is not a complicated process.
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