A child with sickle cell disease is receiving hypertransfusion therapy,and the current serum ferritin level is 1,035 µg/L.What medication does the nurse prepare to administer?
A) Deferoxamine (Desferal)
B) Elemental iron
C) Furosemide (Lasix)
D) Morphine sulfate (Duramorph)

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A complication of hypertransfusion is iron overload,diagnosed with a serum ferritin level of greater than 1,000 µg/L.The treatment is chelation therapy with an agent such as deferoxamine.Iron would be contraindicated.Lasix is given for fluid overload.Morphine is given for pain.

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