A child with leukemia is receiving intrathecal chemotherapy to prevent which condition?
a. Infection
b. Brain tumor
c. Central nervous system (CNS) disease
d. Drug side effects
ANS: C
Children with leukemia are at risk for invasion of the CNS with leukemic cells. CNS prophylactic therapy is indicated. Intrathecal chemotherapy does not prevent infection or drug side effects. A brain tumor in a child with leukemia would be a second tumor, and additional appropriate therapy would be indicated.
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