Short Case Study Questions
James Hammond is a 37-year-old business executive. He travels worldwide and has a very stressful schedule. He has been having chronic pain in his stomach for a month. After a recent trip he visits his physician after 5 days of nausea, vomiting, and blood in his stool and is diagnosed with severe gastritis.
-The doctor writes a prescription order for a(n) _______ supplement because of Mr. Hammond's blood loss.

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Short Case Study Questions  
James Hammond is a 37-year-old business executive. He travels worldwide and has a very stressful schedule. He has been having chronic pain in his stomach for a month. After a recent trip he visits his physician after 5 days of nausea, vomiting, and blood in his stool and is diagnosed with severe gastritis.
-The doctor writes a prescription order for a(n) _______ supplement because of Mr. Hammond's blood loss.

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Iron is necessary for the production of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. Mr. Hammond has lost blood due to the bleeding in his digestive tract, and therefore, supplementing with iron is necessary to replenish his iron stores and assist in the formation of new red blood cells. Vitamin B12 and folic acid may also be necessary for the production of red blood cells, but iron is the best choice given the blood loss. Vitamin C is not specifically necessary for this situation.