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yoroshambo

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Laboratory findings include a blood urea nitrogen >30 mg/dL, serum ferritin levels higher than normal, and a normocytic, normochromic morphology. What cause can be attributed to the anemia?
 
  a. Chronic renal disease
  b. Iron deficiency
  c. Diamond-Blackfan anemia
  d. Fanconi's syndrome

Question 2

Chronic renal disease is a common cause of anemia. Which of the following is one of the possible causes of anemia in chronic renal disease?
 
  a. Increased erythropoietin production
  b. Increased erythrocyte survival
  c. Blood loss
  d. Iron production



momolu

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: C



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