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Why would you monitor for hypersensitivity reactions (chills, fever, urticaria) in a patient who takes lovenox? Thanks i...

Why would you monitor for hypersensitivity reactions (chills, fever, urticaria) in a patient who takes lovenox? Thanks in advance for your response.

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Patient with lovenox develops hypersensitivity reaction related to skin. It is due to the drug acting like a hapten by binding to dermal or subcutaneous proteins and trigger s delayed type 4 hypersensitivity reaction .

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