A Patient Is Receiving the Antitumor Antibiotic Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) to Treat

A patient is receiving the antitumor antibiotic doxorubicin (Adriamycin) to treat lung cancer. The patient is experiencing shortness of breath and palpitations. The nurse is concerned that the patient has developed which condition?

A) Anemia
B) Cardiotoxicity
C) Hypersensitivity
D) Pulmonary infection

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