Which suggestion is not appropriate for a 14-month-old child with iron-deficiency anemia?
a. Decrease the infant's daily milk intake to 24 ounces or less.
b. Give oral iron supplements between meals with orange juice.
c. Include apricots, dark-green leafy vegetables, and egg yolk in the infant's diet.
d. Allow the infant to drink the iron supplement from a small medicine cup.
D
Iron supplements should be administered through a straw or by a medicine dropper placed at the back of the mouth because iron temporarily stains the teeth. A daily milk intake in toddlers of less than 24 ounces will encourage the consumption of iron-rich solid foods. Because food interferes with the absorption of iron, iron supplements are taken between meals. Administering this medication with foods rich in vitamin C facilitates absorption of iron. Apricots, dark-green leafy vegetables, and egg yolks are rich sources of iron. Other iron-rich foods include liver, dried beans, Cream of Wheat, iron-fortified cereal, and prunes.
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