A child is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What will the nurse explain can occur if this disorder goes untreated?
a. Hemorrhage
b. Heart failure
c. Infection
d. Pulmonary embolism
ANS: B
Untreated iron deficiency anemias progress slowly, and in severe cases the heart muscle becomes too weak to function. If this happens, heart failure follows.
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