Multiple Choice
While providing care for a patient who has recently completed chemotherapy for colorectal cancer,the nurse notes the patient has an elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level.How should the nurse interpret this test result?
A) The patient is cured.
B) The patient has a residual or recurrent tumor.
C) The liver has been damaged by chemotherapy.
D) The patient should be placed in protective isolation.
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