Monitoring for a Patient Being Prescribed Iron for Iron Deficiency

question 6

Multiple Choice

Monitoring for a patient being prescribed iron for iron deficiency anemia includes:

• A) Reticulocyte count 1 week after therapy is started
• B) Complete blood count every 2 weeks throughout therapy
• C) Hemoglobin level at 1 week of therapy
• D) INR weekly throughout therapy

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Definitions:

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact through controlled conditions.

Experiment

A procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, often involving the manipulation of variables to observe the effect on some behavior or condition.

Deliberately Exposing

Intentionally subjecting subjects (in an experiment) or oneself to certain conditions or stimuli to observe the effects.

Direct Observation

A method of collecting data by watching subjects in their natural (or controlled) environment without manipulating the situation.