A patient has been prescribed all four first-line drugs for tuberculosis (TB). Which laboratory blood value is most important to report to the prescriber first?
a. Red blood cells (RBCs) 2.2 million/mm3
b. International normalized ratio 1.6
c. White blood cells 6000/mm3
d. Sodium 134 mEq/L
ANS: A
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