Managing Hemophilia A: Intravenous Infusion of Factor VIII for Effective Clotting Therapy

a 10 year old child with hemophilia A has slipped on the ice and bumped his knee. the nurse should prepare to administer which prescription?a. injection of factor Xb. intravenous infusion of iron c. intravenous infusion of factor VIIId. intramuscular injection of iron using the Z track method

C. INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF FACTOR VIII

The correct answer is C. Intravenous infusion of factor VIII.

Hemophilia A is a hereditary bleeding disorder where a person lacks or has low levels of clotting factor VIII. In this case, the child with Hemophilia A has bumped his knee which could result in bleeding into the joint because of the impaired blood clotting factor. The treatment of choice will be factor replacement therapy with factor VIII.

Factor VIII is a protein that is involved in the blood clotting process, and patients with hemophilia A have low levels or are deficient in it, which can lead to excessive bleeding. Replacement therapy of Factor VIII is used to prevent and control bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia A. The administration of factor VIII is typically done through intravenous infusion until the bleeding has stopped.

Injection of factor X and intravenous infusion of iron are not appropriate treatments for hemophilia A. Factor X is not indicated for the management of hemophilia A, and iron infusion is used to treat iron deficiency anemia, which is not indicated in this scenario.

Intramuscular injection of iron using the Z track method is not indicated in this scenario since the child does not have iron deficiency anemia.

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