A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a hospitalized client.The nurse recognizes that the white blood cell (WBC)count is lower than expected.The nurse anticipates the prescriber to order which medication?

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Filgrastim (Neupogen) is a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor that is used to increase white blood cell counts in patients with neutropenia, making it the appropriate medication to anticipate for a client with a lower than expected WBC count.

A Nurse Is Reviewing the Laboratory Data of a Hospitalized