A Patient Is Receiving High Doses of Methotrexate and Is

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving high doses of methotrexate and is experiencing severe bone marrow suppression. The nurse expects which intervention to be ordered with this drug to reduce this problem?

A) A transfusion of whole blood
B) Leucovorin rescue
C) Therapy with filgrastim (Neupogen)
D) Administration of allopurinol (Zyloprim)