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Gastroenterology

A client with Crohn’s disease is scheduled to receive an infusion of infliximab. What intervention by the nurse will determine the effectiveness of treatment?

ExplanationThe principal manifestations of Crohn’s disease are diarrhea and abdominal pain. Infliximab is an immunomodulator that reduces the degree of inflammation in the colon, thereby reducing the diarrhea. Options 1, 3, and 4 are unrelated to this medication.