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Comprehensive Nursing Exam - Two

A client presents with oral mucositis after receiving radiation therapy for pharyngeal cancer. Which signs and symptoms should a nurse expect to find upon assessment of this client?

ExplanationOral erythema, inflammation, ulceration, pain, and dysguesia (taste changes) commonly occur with oral mucositis. Gingivitis, plaque, halitosis (bad breath), candidiasis, cheilitis (lip inflammation), caries (dental cavities), and leukoplakia (white oral lesions) are not signs or symptoms of mucositis.