A patient is diagnosed with polycythemia because of elevated erythropoietin levels caused by a renal tumor. The nurse realizes that the best treatment option for this patient would be
1. surgery to remove the renal tumor.
2. smoking cessation.
3. phlebotomy.
4. oxygen.
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Rationale: If the polycythemia is due to an erythropoietin-secreting tumor, removal of the tumor should relieve the problem. Elevated erythropoietin levels from a tumor are causing the patient's polycythemia. Therefore smoking cessation, phlebotomy, and oxygen are not the best treatment options for this patient.
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