The nurse is completing education for a patient receiving Novantrone (mitoxantrone) for treatment of leukemia. The nurse teaches the patient that he or she may experience which signs or symptoms?
a. Low blood pressure
b. Stomatitis
c. Numbness
d. Increased appetite
ANS: B
Novantrone (mitoxantrone) may cause petechiae, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis, sepsis, fungal infections, dyspnea, fever, and alopecia.
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