NEUROLOGY
SURGERY
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Question
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The nurse is educating a patient with iron deficiency anemia about food sources high in iron and how to enhance the absorption of iron when eating these foods. Which can the nurse inform the patient will enhance the absorption?
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Eating calf’s liver with a glass of orange juice
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Eating leafy green vegetables with a glass of water
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Eating apple slices with carrots
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Eating a steak with mushrooms
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The client with iron deficiency anemia should increase intake of foods that are naturally high in iron. The best sources of dietary iron are red meat, liver and other organ meats, blackstrap molasses, and oysters.
Detailed explanation-2: -To prevent iron-deficiency anemia, the AAP says: Starting at age 4 months, infants who are only breastfed or partly breastfed should be given a daily iron supplement until they begin eating iron-rich foods. Infants who are formula-fed don’t need iron supplements. The formula has iron added to it.
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