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#Question id: 10931


A 24-year-old African-American man comes to the emergency room 3 hr after the onset of severe back and chest pain. These problems started while he was skiing. He lives in Los Angeles and had a previous episode of these symptoms 5 years ago while visiting Wyoming. He is in obvious pain. Laboratory studies show the following:

Hemoglobin                                        11 gm/dl

Leukocyte count                                 22,000/μl3

Reticulocyte count                              25%

What is the diagnosis of this patient?

#SCPH28 | Zoology
  1. Acute blood loss
  2. Sickle cell anemia
  3. Anemia of chronic disease
  4. End-stage renal disease