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ENagel

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A person with iron-deficiency anemia lacks enough iron to:
 
  a. support white blood cells
  b. build hemoglobin
  c. stop bleeding
  d. fight off infections

Question 2

Montez is 4 years old. He wakes up crying in the night because his ear hurts. His mother takes him to a clinic and is told that Montez has a middle ear infection. What is the medical term for this diagnosis?
 
  A) hordeolum
  B) conjunctivitis
  C) otitis media
  D) otitis externa



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Answer to Question 1

b
Explanation:
a. support white blood cells: not true
b. build hemoglobin: correct
c. stop bleeding: not true
d. fight off infections: not true

Answer to Question 2

C



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