Which of the following patients who are scheduled to receive an antineoplastic medication that causes cumulative...
Which of the following patients who are scheduled to receive an antineoplastic medication that causes cumulative toxicities is most vulnerable to the effects of the medication?
a 18-year-old female with asthma
b 70-year-old male with renal insufficiency
c 35-year-old female with diabetes
d 45-year-old male with seasonal allergies
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B
70 yr old male with renal insufficiency
Kidney function is impaired in renal insufficiency .
In case of 70 yr old male with renal function impaired , drug doesn't excrete properly leading to nephrotoxicity .
Other are not so much severe .
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