The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with anemia of chronic renal failure about the disease.Which statements made by the nurse are correct regarding the patient's treatment? (Select all that apply.)
A) "Since your glomerular filtration is 13 mL/min, you'll be started on dialysis."
B) "Your hematocrit is 29%, so you're going to start on erythropoietin therapy."
C) "Your hemoglobin is 9 g/dL, so you'll need erythropoietin therapy."
D) "We need to get your hemoglobin up to at least 15 g/dL"
E) "You're going to need iron, folate, and B₁₂ therapy to help improve your blood counts."

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Therapy for anemia of chronic renal failure consists of dialysis when the glomerular filtration rate is less than 15 mL/min,and erythropoietin is administered to achieve the target hematocrit of 33% to 36% and hemoglobin of 11 to 12 g/dL.Patient replacement of iron,folate,and B₁₂ to adequate levels is also recommended.Using erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to increase hemoglobin values to greater than 12 g/dL is not routinely recommended.

The Nurse Is Educating a Patient Diagnosed with Anemia of Chronic