Author Question: Monitoring for a patient being prescribed iron for iron deficiency anemia includes: 1. ... (Read 50 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Monitoring for a patient being prescribed iron for iron deficiency anemia includes:

1. Reticulocyte count 1 week after therapy is started
2. Complete blood count every 2 weeks throughout therapy
3. Hemoglobin level at 1 week of therapy
4. INR weekly throughout therapy

Question 2

The first laboratory value indication that vitamin B12 therapy is adequately treating pernicious anemia is:

1. Hematocrit levels start to rise
2. Hemoglobin levels return to normal
3. Reticulocyte count begins to rise
4. Vitamin B12 levels return to normal