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[ArchivalUser]

A 62-year-old woman with chronic renal disease comes to the physician for a follow-up examination.

She is 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 52 kg (115 lb); BMI is 21 kg/m2. Her pulse is 78/min, and blood pressure is 140/100 mm Hg. Laboratory studies show anemia. Treatment with intravenous recombinant erythropoietin is started.

Measurement of which of the following is most
appropriate to monitor the effectiveness of this pharmacotherapy?

A) Arterial blood pH
B) Arterial pressure of carbon dioxide
C) Oxygen saturation of the blood
D) Plasma hemoglobin concentration
E) Serum urea nitrogen concentration


please explain ur answer

[ArchivalUser]

D
a) blood pH is not effected in anemic patients
b)arterial pressure of CO2 is normal in anemic patients
c)saturation is normal in anemic patients
E) would be elevated but because of kidney disease, not because of anemia

[ArchivalUser]

D

agree