The nurse should anticipate that the primary health care provider (PHCP) will prescribe which treatment for a client with pernicious anemia?
1. Oral iron tablets
2. Blood transfusions
3. Gastric tube feedings
4. Vitamin B12 injections
OPTION 4 :- Vitamine B12 injections
EXPLANATION
Pernicious anemia is a condition causing decreased RBC's due to decreased or lack of absorption of Vitamin B12 due to certain problems in gastric lining or a weakened abdominal lining which is essential for RBC production . The treatment is to administer Vitamin B12 shots.
explanations for why all other options are wrong
Option 1 :- administration of oral iron tablets and its given in iron deficiency anemia
Option 2 :- blood transfusions which is the only solution for thalassemia
Option 3 :- gastric tube feeding ...ie,here is no problem for the client to take food orally
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