A client has laboratory studies that determine he is deficient in copper. What does the nurse understand is the importance of copper in the body?
A) Essential for the maturation of red blood cells
B) Basic nutritional component of heme in hemoglobin
C) Involved in the transfer of iron from storage to plasma
D) Serves as a coenzyme in hemoglobin formation
C
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Copper is involved in the transfer of iron from storage to plasma. Folic acid and B12 are essential for the maturation of red blood cells. Iron is the basic nutritional component of heme in hemoglobin. Vitamin B6 serves as a coenzyme in hemoglobin formation.
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