A 12-Month-Old Toddler Weighing 18 Pounds Is Brought to the Clinic

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 12-month-old toddler weighing 18 pounds is brought to the clinic because of weakness, slow physical growth, and developmental delays. His mother reports that the only food he will consume is cow's milk. Considering this information, the nurse decides that the child probably has:

• A) pernicious anemia.
• B) iron deficiency anemia.
• C) aplastic anemia.
• D) hemolytic anemia.

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