drduck
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A 40-year-old male is HIV-positive with a cluster-of-differentiation-4
(CD4) count of 200/mm3. Within two months, he develops a peripheral white blood cell count of 1000/mm3 and a hemoglobin of 9.0 mg/dL. Which drug has most likely caused the adverse effect?
a. Acyclovir
b. Dideoxycytidine
c. Foscarnet
d. Rimantadine
e. Zidovudine
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| valodik
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e
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| jean robert
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E. AZT and Bone marrow suppression
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| new_n_lost
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e. Zidovudine
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| drduck
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he he eh.....i give u people some more time to think.....does it look like APLASTIC ANAEMIA????????
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| new_n_lost
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Zidovudine causes the Anemia and Neutropenia and if thats no the answer then choice B is the last one LEft
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| drduck
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not everytime u will make mistake NNL............
was checking ur confidence level.....
yes it has to be E....
again not one of the most difficult ones,
A major adverse effect of zidovudine is bone marrow depression that appears to be doseand duration-dependent. The severity of the disease and a low CD4 count contribute to the bone marrow depression.
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| new_n_lost
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lol
u had me thinking on both the questions thanks the Antiviral therapy Questions were a damn good review
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