Chapter 63- Anemia

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Identify common causes of anemia.
2. Describe common signs and symptoms of anemia.
3. Discuss the appropriate diagnostic evaluation to determine anemia type and guide therapeutic decisions.
4. State the desired therapeutic outcomes for patients with anemia.
5. Compare and contrast the various oral and parenteral iron preparations.
6. Explain the optimal use of folic acid and vitamin B12 in patients with macrocytic anemia.
7. Evaluate the proper use of epoetin and darbepoetin in anemia patients with cancer and kidney disease.
8. Recommend a specific treatment regimen for anemia considering the underlying cause of anemia and patient-specific variables.
9. Develop a plan to monitor the outcomes of anemia pharmacotherapy

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