What drugs might the nurse administer that have been developed to stimulate erythropoiesis? (Select all that apply.)
A) Levoleucovorin
B) Hydroxocobalamin
C) Darbepoetin alfa
D) Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
E) Epoetin alfa
C, D, E
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Patients who are no longer able to produce enough erythropoietin in the kidneys may benefit from treatment with exogenous erythropoietin (EPO), which is available as the drugs epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit), darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp), and methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (Mircera). Both darbepoetin alfa and methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta are approved to treat anemias associated with chronic renal failure, including patients receiving dialysis. Levoleucovorin and hydroxocobalamin are not erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.
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