Medications administered that are renal toxic should have frequent assessments of which blood values?
A) AST and ALT
B) BUN and creatinine
C) WBC and platelets
D) RBC and differential
Ans: B
If medications are known to cause kidney dysfunction, kidney function tests (serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen) should be frequent.
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