A Client with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)is Hospitalized with Pneumocystis

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is hospitalized with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and is started on the drug of choice for this infection.What laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider as a priority? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase: elevated
• B) CD4+ cell count: 180/mm³
• C) Creatinine: 1.0 mg/dL
• D) Platelet count: 80,000/mm³
• E) Serum sodium: 120 mEq/L

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