The client with b-thalassemia intermedia has a hemoglobin level of 9.0. The nurse is preparing an education session for the client. Which statement should the nurse include?
1. "You need to increase your intake of meat and other iron-rich foods."
2. "Your low hemoglobin could put you into preterm labor."
3. "Increasing your vitamin C intake will help your hemoglobin level."
4. "You should not take iron or folic acid supplements."
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Rationale:
1. Iron supplements should be avoided to prevent iron overload.
2. Because the iron levels are normal, increasing dietary iron intake will not affect the hemoglobin.
3. Vitamin C increases iron absorption, but a client with thalassemia does not need additional iron.
4. B-thalassemia intermedia is due to an abnormal red blood cell structure, which leads to microcytic anemia with normal ferritin and iron levels.
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