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#Question id: 10961


Over the past 12 weeks, a 75-year-old man with a moderate aortic stenosis has developed shortness of breath and chest pains during exertion. He appears pale. Test of his stool for blood is positive. Laboratory studies show the following: hemoglobin 7.2 g/dL, and mean corpuscular volume 75. A blood smear shows microcytic, hypochromic erythrocytes. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

#7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Vitamin B12 deficiency
  2. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
  3. Folate deficiency anemia
  4. Iron deficiency anemia