A patient is admitted to the hospital with hypertension and vertigo related to polycythemia vera. For which of the following treatments should the nurse prepare the patient?

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Therapeutic phlebotomy is the treatment of choice for polycythemia vera, as it reduces the number of red blood cells and helps to alleviate the symptoms of hypertension and vertigo. Injection of colony-stimulating factors may be used in certain cases of polycythemia vera, but it is not typically the first-line treatment. Splenectomy and myelogram are not indicated for this condition.

A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with Hypertension and Vertigo