When Patients Are Taking the Potent Antibiotics Aminoglycosides,which Laboratory Results

question 3

Multiple Choice

When patients are taking the potent antibiotics aminoglycosides,which laboratory results must the nurse carefully monitor?

• A)Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
• B)Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c)
• C)Serum creatinine
• D)Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

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