How should the nurse respond when asked by the mother of a child with beta-thalassemia why the child is receiving deferoxamine?
a. "To improve the anemia."
b. "To decrease liver and spleen swelling."
c. "To eliminate excessive iron being stored in the organs."
d. "To prepare your child for a bone marrow transplant."
C
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A Chronic transfusion therapy is the treatment for anemia. Deferoxamine is
administered to prevent complications from repeated transfusions.
B Deferoxamine is used to prevent organ damage, not as a treatment for existing
conditions such as hepatosplenomegaly.
C Multiple transfusions result in hemosiderosis. Deferoxamine is given to chelate
iron and prevent organ damage.
D Preparation for a bone marrow transplant does not include administration of
deferoxamine.
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