The nurse is caring for a patient with TB who is being treated with capreomycin. During the assessment, the patient states that he has been a little dizzy lately, and he asks the nurse to repeat bits of the conversation multiple times
Why would this concern the nurse?
a. Dizziness may indicate head congestion from the TB.
b. Hearing loss is associated with capreomycin toxicity.
c. The patient displays worsening symptoms of TB.
d. This is an indication that the patient should be checked for urinary retention.
ANS: B
Capreomycin may cause injury to the eighth cranial nerve, which results in hearing loss and disturbance of balance.
Dizziness does not indicate head congestion, but it may indicate a disturbance of balance.
No evidence indicates that the patient's symptoms are worsening.
Nothing indicates that urinary retention has occurred.
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