A Patient Who Has Leukemia Is Receiving Chemotherapy and Develops

A patient who has leukemia is receiving chemotherapy and develops severe anemia. The provider has ordered hospitalization and blood transfusions. The patient asks the nurse about using erythropoietin (epoetin alfa) instead. What will the nurse tell this patient?

A) "Ask your provider about ordering erythropoietin instead of a transfusion."
B) "Erythropoietin (epoetin alfa) can make your leukemia worse."
C) "Erythropoietin is used to prolong life in patients with myeloid malignancies."
D) "You will probably receive erythropoietin along with the transfusion."

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