The nurse is teaching a group of pregnant women about iron deficiency anemia. Which meal would the nurse recommend to a client who is iron deficient?
3 ounces chicken, 1 cup com, 1 cup lettuce salad, 1 small banana
1 cup spaghetti with tomato sauce, 2 ounces of cheese, 1 slice French bread
2 scrambled eggs. 1 English muffin, 1 cup orange juice
4 ounces roast beef, 1 slice whole grain bread, 1 cup spinach greens, 1 cup milk
The Correct Answer is D
A. 3 oz chicken, corn, salad, banana:
Moderate iron; lacks iron enhancers like vitamin C.
B. Spaghetti, cheese, French bread:
Low iron content, especially heme iron.
C. Eggs, English muffin, orange juice:
Better-eggs provide some iron and orange juice helps absorption, but not the richest in heme iron.
D. 4 oz roast beef, whole grain bread, spinach, milk:
Roast beef - heme iron; spinach + bread -non-heme iron + fiber; best iron-rich combo.
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Correct Answer is C
Explanation
A. Metronidazole:
Used for anaerobic infections or protozoal infections like trichomoniasis or bacterial vaginosis, not GBS.
B. Acyclovir:
Antiviral used for herpes infections, not bacterial infections like GBS.
C. Penicillin G:
First-line antibiotic used for GBS prophylaxis during labor to prevent neonatal infection.
D. Pitocin:
Used to induce or augment labor, not for infection treatment.
Correct Answer is D
Explanation
A. 3 oz chicken, corn, salad, banana:
Moderate iron; lacks iron enhancers like vitamin C.
B. Spaghetti, cheese, French bread:
Low iron content, especially heme iron.
C. Eggs, English muffin, orange juice:
Better-eggs provide some iron and orange juice helps absorption, but not the richest in heme iron.
D. 4 oz roast beef, whole grain bread, spinach, milk:
Roast beef - heme iron; spinach + bread -non-heme iron + fiber; best iron-rich combo.
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