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The Nurse Is Caring for the Patient with Pernicious Anemia

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The nurse is caring for the patient with pernicious anemia. The patient asks why this happened when she has regularly taken iron supplements while following a strict vegetarian diet. Which of the following would be the nurse's most appropriate response?


A) "Increase dairy products such as yogurt to increase your intake of vitamin B12."
B) "Drinking a glass of orange juice would facilitate the absorption of the iron supplements."
C) "Would you be able to take liver tablets to increase your intake of Vitamin B12?"
D) "Perhaps your HCP will prescribe an injection of erythropoietin."

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