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A detailed illustration of different types of anemia with focused pharmacological treatments, featuring cells, blood samples, and relevant medications such as epoetin alpha and cyanocobalamin, in a professional and educational style.

Pharmacology Quiz: Anemia Understanding

Test your knowledge on pharmacology and the treatment of anemia! This quiz includes questions on various types of anemia, relevant medications, and the underlying causes of these conditions.

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Indicate the drug which increases absorption of iron from intestine:

Cyanocobalamin

Folic acid

Ascorbic acid

Erythropoietin

All of the following drugs used for iron deficiency anemia EXCEPT:

Ferrous sulfate

Folic acid

Ferrous gluconate

Ferrous fumarate

Iron deficiency anemia leads to pallor, fatigue, dizziness, exertional dyspnea and other symptoms of tissue ischemia. It’s:

True

False

You are helping a nephrologist dose epoetin alpha for your patient on peritoneal dialysis. Your patient currently receives epoetin alpha three times per week. The patient’s current lab results are hemoglobin: 9 g/dL; ferritin: 300 mcg/L; transferrin saturation: 25%; vitamin B12: within normal levels; and folate: within normal levels. What course of treatment would you recommend?

Increase the epoetin alpha dose

Decrease the epoetin alpha dose

Recommend no change in the epoetin alpha dose

Discontinue the epoetin alpha therapy

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