The nurse is monitoring a child who is receiving EDTA with BAL (British anti-Lewisite) for the treatment of lead poisoning
The nurse reviews the laboratory results of the child during treat-ment with this medication and is particularly concerned with monitoring which of the following laboratory test results? 1. Cholesterol level
2. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level
3. Complete blood cell (CBC) count
4. Hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) levels
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Rationale: Kidney function tests should be monitored because EDTA is nephrotoxic. The cal-cium level should also be monitored because EDTA enhances the excretion of calcium. "Cho-lesterol level," "complete blood cell (CBC) count," and "hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) lev-els" are not the primary concern during treatment with EDTA.
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