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A 59 year old man comes to the ER because of fever, shaking chills for 24 hours. he completed a course of fluorouracil for a neoplasm one week ago. His temparature is 39C and BP 85/60. His HCT 30% , leukocyte count 400/mm3, platelet count 100,000 mm3. which of the following agents will most specifically complement anibiotic therapy in this patient.
a) Erythropoietin
b) GMCSF
c) IL-1
d) IL-2
e) Leucovorin.
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| alexaE
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| rman
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B--it stimulates stem cell production of granulocytes and macrophages which will complement the antibiotic therapy...
two weeks left.
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| tolito
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patient has leucopenia, and anemia. marginal thrombopenia
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