Use Your Knowledge of the Precautions and Contraindications in the Treatment

question 4

Multiple Choice

Use your knowledge of the precautions and contraindications in the treatment of deficiency anemias to select the antidote for acute iron toxicity.

• A) Gastric lavage with 5 to 10 grams of deferoxamine mesylate
• B) Taking 200 mg of vitamin C orally within 10 minutes of the toxic dose
• C) Eating a meal to help bind the iron, preventing it from being absorbed into the bloodstream
• D) None of these are correct

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