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A Client Is Receiving Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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A client is receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.  The health care provider prescribes allopurinol to prevent tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) .  Which laboratory value indicates a therapeutic response to the medication?


A) Serum calcium 9.5 mg/dL (2.38 mmol/L)
B) Serum phosphate 4.0 mg/dL (1.29 mmol/L)
C) Serum potassium 4.5 mEq/L (4.5 mmol/L)
D) Serum uric acid level 6.0 mg/dL (357 µmol/L)

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