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nenivikky

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on: Jul 11, 2018
When interpreting laboratory data, you would expect to see the following in a patient with Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD)
 
  A. Hemoglobin <12 g>  B. Hemoglobin >12 g/dl, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) increased, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) increased
  C. Hemoglobin <12 g>  D. Hemoglobin >12 g/dl, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) decreased, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) increased

Question 2

Mrs. G, a 70-year-old patient, presents to you with a hemoglobin of 9.4 and a decreased MCV/MCV. You diagnose her with IDA and start her on ferrous sulfate 325 mg PO tid. The next step in your work-up would be
 
  A. Send Mrs. G for a GI consult
  B. Obtain hemoglobin one week after oral therapy
  C. Schedule Mrs. G for an upper GI series
  D. Obtain stool for occult blood


sarahccccc

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


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