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A 45-year-old female comes to the physician with joint pain, swelling and morning stiffness which improves with use. She also reports weight loss of 3 kg (6.6 lbs). Laboratory tests reveal the…
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Principles of Therapeutics
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A 45-year-old female comes to the physician with joint pain, swelling and morning stiffness which improves with use. She also reports weight loss of 3 kg (6.6 lbs). Laboratory tests reveal the presence of serum rheumatoid factor. Before prescribing etanercept, the physician should obtain a:
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- Acomplete blood count
- Belectrocardiogram
- Cliver function test
- Dpurified protein derivative test
- Ethyroid function test
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#etanercept#TNF inhibitors#TB reactivation#PPD screening