A Patient Is Receiving High Doses of Methotrexate and Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving high doses of methotrexate and is experiencing severe bone marrow suppression. The nurse expects which intervention to be ordered with this drug to reduce this problem?

• A) A transfusion of whole blood
• B) Leucovorin rescue
• C) Therapy with filgrastim (Neupogen)
• D) Administration of allopurinol (Zyloprim)

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