A Nurse Is Observing the Results of a Patient's Test

question 231

Multiple Choice

A nurse is observing the results of a patient's test for cancer antigens (CAs) .The patient is a smoker.Which of the antigens should the nurse expect to be elevated in this patient compared with the normal range for nonsmokers, regardless of the presence of cancer?

• A)Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
• B)CA 15-3
• C)CA 19-9
• D)CA 125

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