A patient who is undergoing bone marrow transplantation has developed severe mucositis.Which treatment option(s)may promote comfort?(Select all that apply.)

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The pain with mucositis can be extremely severe.Viscous lidocaine 2% anesthetizes the entire mouth and throat.Used before meals,it facilitates patient eating.Care must be taken that the patient does not burn himself or herself because sensation is diminished.Milk of Magnesia can also be used as a mouth rinse to coat the mucous membranes.Acetylcysteine does not treat mucositis.Commercial mouthwashes contain alcohol,which is detrimental to the healing of mucositis.Docosanol is used to treat topical herpes infections,not mucositis.

A Patient Who Is Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation Has Developed