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Kaplan Practice Test
A 69-year-old female client admitted with pneumonia is receiving gentamicin. For this client, which of the following laboratory values would be MOST important for the nurse to monitor?
BUN and creatinine
Hemoglobin and hematocrit
Sodium and potassium
Platelet count and clotting time
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Gentamicin is nephrotoxic; proteinuria, oliguria, hematuria, thirst, increased BUN, decreased creatinine clearance.
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