Chapter 28. Anemia
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Pernicious anemia is treated with:
1. Folic acid supplements
2. Thiamine supplements
3. Vitamin B12
4. Iron
2. Premature infants require iron supplementation with:
1. 10 mg/day of iron
2. 2 mg/kg per day until age 12 months
3. 7 mg/day in their diet
4. 1 mg/kg per day until they are receiving adequate intake of iron from foods
3. Breastfed infants should receive iron supplementation of:
1. 3 mg/kg per day
2. 6 mg/kg per day
3. 1 mg/kg per day
4. Breastfed babies do not need iron supplementation
4. Valerie presents to the clinic with menorrhagia. Her hemoglobin is 10.2 and her ferritin is 15 ng/mL.
Initial treatment for her anemia would be:
1. 18 mg/day of iron supplementation
2. 6 mg/kg per day of iron supplementation
3. 325 mg ferrous sulfate per day
4. 325 mg ferrous sulfate tid
, 5. Chee is a 15-month-old male whose screening hemoglobin is 10.4 g/dL. Treatment for his anemia
would be:
1. 18 mg/day of iron supplementation
2. 6 mg/kg per day of elemental iron
3. 325 mg ferrous sulfate per day
4. 325 mg ferrous sulfate tid
6. Monitoring for a patient taking iron to treat iron deficiency anemia is:
1. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and ferritin 4 weeks after treatment is started
2. Complete blood count every 4 weeks throughout treatment
3. Annual complete blood count
4. Reticulocyte count in 4 weeks
7. Valerie has been prescribed iron to treat her anemia. Education of patients prescribed iron would
include:
1. Take the iron with milk if it upsets her stomach.
2. Antacids may help with the nausea and GI upset caused by iron.
3. Increase fluids and fiber to treat constipation.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Pernicious anemia is treated with:
1. Folic acid supplements
2. Thiamine supplements
3. Vitamin B12
4. Iron
2. Premature infants require iron supplementation with:
1. 10 mg/day of iron
2. 2 mg/kg per day until age 12 months
3. 7 mg/day in their diet
4. 1 mg/kg per day until they are receiving adequate intake of iron from foods
3. Breastfed infants should receive iron supplementation of:
1. 3 mg/kg per day
2. 6 mg/kg per day
3. 1 mg/kg per day
4. Breastfed babies do not need iron supplementation
4. Valerie presents to the clinic with menorrhagia. Her hemoglobin is 10.2 and her ferritin is 15 ng/mL.
Initial treatment for her anemia would be:
1. 18 mg/day of iron supplementation
2. 6 mg/kg per day of iron supplementation
3. 325 mg ferrous sulfate per day
4. 325 mg ferrous sulfate tid
, 5. Chee is a 15-month-old male whose screening hemoglobin is 10.4 g/dL. Treatment for his anemia
would be:
1. 18 mg/day of iron supplementation
2. 6 mg/kg per day of elemental iron
3. 325 mg ferrous sulfate per day
4. 325 mg ferrous sulfate tid
6. Monitoring for a patient taking iron to treat iron deficiency anemia is:
1. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and ferritin 4 weeks after treatment is started
2. Complete blood count every 4 weeks throughout treatment
3. Annual complete blood count
4. Reticulocyte count in 4 weeks
7. Valerie has been prescribed iron to treat her anemia. Education of patients prescribed iron would
include:
1. Take the iron with milk if it upsets her stomach.
2. Antacids may help with the nausea and GI upset caused by iron.
3. Increase fluids and fiber to treat constipation.
