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#Question id: 10928


A 40-year-old woman visits the clinic complaining of fatigue. She had recently been treated for an infection. Her laboratory values are RBC 1.8 × 106/μl, Hb 5.2 g/dL, hematocrit (Hct) 15, WBC 7.6 × 103/μl, platelet count 320,000/μl, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 92 fL, and reticulocyte count 24%. What is the most likely explanation for this presentation?

#7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Aplastic anemia
  2. Hemolytic anemia
  3. Hereditary spherocytosis
  4. B12 deficiency