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A 70-year-old woman has been in long-standing poor health, with severe diabetes mellitus and rheumatoid arthritis. Her physician notes that she appears pale and orders a hematocrit, which shows a result of 35%. Examination of the blood smear reveals a microcytic anemia. The physician is considering a differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia versus anemia of chronic disease. Which of the following laboratory determinations would be most helpful in distinguishing these conditions? a)Erythrocyte:granulocyte ratio in bone marrow b) Presence or absence of polychromatophilic target cells c)Presence or absence of stippled erythrocytes d)Serum ferritin e)Serum iron ________________________________________
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 22:52:51 +0000

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