A nurse is administering chemotherapy to a client who has a malignant brain tumor. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of chemotherapy?

Choice A reason:

This statement is true, as explained above.

Choice B reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause cerebral edema by applying pressure to surrounding brain tissue and impairing cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.

Choice C reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause increased intracranial pressure by applying pressure to surrounding brain tissue and impairing cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid drainage.

Choice D reason:

This statement is not an adverse effect of chemotherapy, but of the brain tumor itself. Brain tumors can cause seizures by affecting the function of different areas of the brain and disrupting the electrical activity of neurons.

Choice A reason:

This statement is not correct. Gliomas are malignant brain tumors that arise from neuroglial tissue and may cause various neurological deficits depending on their location and size, but they do not typically affect vision or reading ability.

Choice B reason:

This statement is not correct. Meningiomas are benign brain tumors that develop from the meninges and may cause severe headaches that are worse in the morning, seizures, or cranial nerve dysfunction, but they do not typically affect vision or reading ability.

Choice C reason:

This statement is correct, as explained above.

Choice D reason:

This statement is not correct. Acoustic neuromas are benign brain tumors that arise from the acoustic cranial nerve and may cause hearing loss or ringing in the ears, vertigo, facial drooping, or difficulty swallowing, but they do not typically affect vision or reading ability.