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When discussing the therapeutic regimen of Vitamin B12 to an adolescent patient with pernicious anemia, the nurse should explain that:
  1. Weekly Z-track injections provide needed control
  2. Daily IM injections are required for control
  3. IM injections once a month will maintain control
  4. Oral tablets of Vitamin B12 taken daily will provide control of symptoms
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Answer - C - When discussing the therapeutic regimen of Vitamin B12 to an adolescent patient with pernicious anemia, the nurse should explain that IM injections once a month will maintain control. IM injections bypass the Vitamin B12 absorption defect; a monthly dose is usually sufficient because it is stored in active body tissues such as the kidneys, blood, liver, heart muscles, and bone marrow.
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