ATI RN
ATI RN Capstone Pharmacology 2 Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has chemotherapy-induced anemia. The nurse should expect to administer which of the following medications to treat the anemia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Epoetin. Epoetin is a medication used to stimulate the production of red blood cells and treat anemia. Chemotherapy commonly causes anemia due to bone marrow suppression. Epoetin works by mimicking the action of erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production. Sargramostim (choice
A) and Filgrastim (choice
B) are used to stimulate white blood cell production, not red blood cells. Romiplostim (choice
D) is used to treat thrombocytopenia by stimulating platelet production.
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