A patient is taking prednisone 60 mg/day for the treatment of an acute exacerbation of Crohns disease. The patient has developed lymphopenia with a lymphocyte count of less than 1500 mm. Which will the nurse monitor the patient for?

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A patient is taking prednisone 60 mg/day for the treatment of an acute exacerbation of Crohn’s disease. The patient has developed lymphopenia with a lymphocyte count of less than 1500 mm’. Which will the nurse monitor the patient for?

A	The onset of a bacterial infection
B	Bleeding
C	Abdominal pain
D	Diarrhea

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for two conditions (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) that are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Prolonged inflammation results in damage to the GI tract.

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