A 40-year-old patient is admitted with glomerulonephritis. I…
A 40-year-old patient is admitted with glomerulonephritis. IV gentamycin therapy is started after cultures indicate gram-negative bacilli in the blood. The nurse is aware that aminoglycosides can be toxic to the ____ when a patient is on them.
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The nurse is preparing to administer trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP–SMX) to a patient who is being treated for a urinary tract infection. The nurse learns that the patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus and takes a sulfonylurea oral antidiabetic drug. The nurse will monitor this patient closely for which effect?
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