Brain Tumors: Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic brain tumors

Brain Tumors: Gliomas, Meningiomas, Metastatic brain tumors ( 8 Questions)

A nurse is administering chemotherapy to a client who has a malignant brain tumor. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of chemotherapy?


Correct Answer: A

Choice A reason:

This statement is true, as explained above.

Choice B reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause cerebral edema by applying pressure to surrounding brain tissue and impairing cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.

Choice C reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause increased intracranial pressure by applying pressure to surrounding brain tissue and impairing cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.

Choice D reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause seizures by affecting the function of different areas of the brain and disrupting the electrical activity of neurons.




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