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Chapter 32 Red Blood Cells, Anemia and Polycythemia
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1. A 52-year-old female with type 1 diabetes has had progressive renal failure over the past three years. She is not on dialysis and her examination shows no abnormalities. Her hemoglobin level is 9 g/dL, hematocrit is 29%, and mean corpuscular volume is 92 fL, and a blood smear shows normocytic, normochromic cells. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the anemia?
A. Acute blood loss
B. Pernicious anemia
C. Sickle cell disease
D. Erythropoietin deficiency
E. Hemolytic anemia
F. Polycythemia vera
ANS: D
2. Which of the following anemias has normocytic RBCs?
A. Hemolytic anemia
B. Vitamin B12 deficiency
C. Folate deficiency
D. Anemia of chronic disease
ANS: A
Questions 3 – 5: Which point on the graph most closely defines the following conditions? Normal erythropoietin (EPO) levels are approximately 10.
3. Olympic marathon runner.
ANS: D
4. Polycythemia vera.
ANS: B
5. Chronic disease.
ANS: E
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