Assessment
• Assess patient for infection (vital signs; appearance of wound, sputum, urine, and stool; WBC) at beginning of and during therapy
• Obtain specimens for culture and sensitivity before initiating therapy. First dose may be given before receiving results
Ulcers• Assess patient for epigastric or abdominal pain and frank or occult blood in the stool, emesis, or gastric aspirate
Lab Test Considerations • May rarely cause 
serum AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase concentrations
» May occasionally cause BUN
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