To keep the red blood cell count from decreasing in a patient receiving a chemotherapy drug, the physician would prescribe a/an ________ drug to stimulate the bone marrow to make erythrocytes.
A. vitamin B12
B. erythropoietin
C. immunosuppressant
D. anticoagulant
Answer:B
To keep the red blood cell count from decreasing in a patient receiving a chemotherapy drug, the physician would prescribe a/an ________ drug to stimulate the bone marrow to make erythrocytes.
A. vitamin B12 B. erythropoietin C. immunosuppressant D. anticoagulant
Explanation: A) Vitamin B12 is used to treat pernicious anemia.