1) saving money / keeping a low budget
2) every week buy groceries
3) keeping their household stable (including taxes, bills, morgage, etc.)
Answer:
If a patient is treated with Paclitaxel, the nurse should monitor for the possible occurrence of peripheral neuropathy (option a).
Explanation:
Paclitaxel, is a drug used as part of the chemotherapy regimen for the treatment of cancer, especially breast and lung cancer.
One of the known adverse effects of Paclitaxel, like vincristine and cisplatin, is its neurotoxicity —sensory or motor nerve damage- affecting the function of the peripheral nerves. Peripheral neuropathy is therefore a possible complication in the course of Paclitaxel treatment, something that the nurse should anticipate and report for adjustment or discontinuation of Paclitaxel treatment.
The other options are not correct because:
<em> b. </em><em><u>Lower extremity edema</u></em><em> is not an adverse effect of Paclitaxel.
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<em> c. </em><em><u>Skin rash</u></em><em> is an adverse effect of paclitaxel, transitory and not as severe as neuropathy.</em>
<em> d. </em><em><u>Abdominal pain</u></em><em> may occur, accompanying by diarrhea, but is transitory.
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Answer:
Posterior neck pain on palpation of spinous processes.
Limited range of motion associated with pain.
Weakness, numbness, or paresthesias along affected nerve roots.
Explanation: