Question

A patient on 5-fu calls the clinic and reports that he has between five and seven loose bowel movements daily. the nurse will instruct the patient to

Answer 1

If the patient has more than three bowel movements daily. The nurse will instruct the patient to observe the stools and notify the prescriber if stools are black or if there is a blood evidence in the stool. Hematologic and gastrointestinal toxicities can be fatal and cannot be minimized by avoiding protein rich foods or grapefruit. It is not advisable to treat diarrhea with OTC medications.