A client is diagnosed with anemia. The nurse realizes that which of the following could be the treatment for this client's disorder?
1. Erythropoietin therapy
2. Leukemia
3. Poor nutrition
4. Trauma
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Anemia is caused for a variety of reasons such as nutrition, chronic illness, trauma, medication therapy, immune suppression, and alterations of erythropoiesis. Erythropoietin therapy stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow as a treatment for anemia.
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