A Patient with Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency Is Admitted with Symptoms

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient with vitamin B₁₂ deficiency is admitted with symptoms of hypoxia, anemia, numbness of hands and feet, and oral stomatitis. The nurse expects the prescriber to order which of the following therapies?

• A) IM cyanocobalamin and folic acid
• B) IM cyanocobalamin and antibiotics
• C) PO cyanocobalamin and folic acid
• D) PO cyanocobalamin and blood transfusions

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