A bone marrow examination was ordered on a patient with a 6.8 g/dL hemoglobin. The examination revealed an increase in fibrous tissue. This is an indication that the anemia is likely the result of a:
a. Proliferation defect
b. Nuclear maturation defect
c. Survival defect
d. Cytoplasmic maturation defect
Question 2
Microcytic hypochromic anemias are associated with which functional abnormality?
a. Defective folate utilization
b. Bone marrow hypoplasia
c. Fibrotic bone marrow
d. Defective hemoglobin synthesis
