SHERPATH Anemias
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A patient undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer
reports feeling fatigued during normal daily activities. The nurse
indicates that the patient may be at risk for anemia due to
which physiological effect of cancer treatment?
Excessive blood loss
Destruction of red blood cells
Decreased synthesis of hemoglobin
Decreased number of red blood cell precursors - answer
Decreased number of red blood cell precursors
, - Radiation can decrease the production of red blood cell
precursors, leading to a decrease in the production of red blood
cells, resulting in anemia.
A health care provider tells the patient that she has anemia
because her red blood cells are being destroyed faster than
they can be made. The patient asks the nurse for more
information on the cause of her condition. The nurse provides
information to the patient on which type of anemia?
Thalassemia
Acute anemia
Hemolytic anemia
B12 deficiency anemia - answer Hemolytic anemia
- Hemolytic anemias are due to an increase in the destruction of
red blood cells resulting in a lower red blood cell count.
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