Iron overload is a side effect of chronic transfusion therapy. Treatment to minimize this complication includes:
a. magnetic therapy.
b. infusion of deferoxamine.
c. hemoglobin electrophoresis.
d. washing red blood cells (RBCs) to reduce iron.
Answer: b. infusion of deferoxamine.
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Which theories have an explicit moral dimension?
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A. "Don't get so upset about this! It's routine. The doctor will talk to you later." B. "The physician may be trying to determine if this is a metastatic brain tumor, as the most common source of these tumors is cancer of the lung." C. "This is just a precautionary measure. The physician often prescribes chest x-rays." D. "The escort is here to take you to radiology, so we'll discuss this when you return."