A Patient Has Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia

question 57

Multiple Choice

A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia.Which of the following pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Decreased erythrocyte life span
• B) Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
• C) Disturbances of the iron cycle
• D) Increased basal metabolic rate
• E) Swelling in the tissues

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Definitions:

Laryngeal Constriction

The narrowing of the larynx, which can affect breathing and voice production, often as a result of muscle spasms or inflammation.

Soft Palate

Posterior muscular portion of the palate, forming an incomplete septum between the mouth and the oropharynx and between the oropharynx and the nasopharynx.

Peristalsis

Peristalsis is the series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract from the esophagus to the rectum.

Nasal Cavity

Cavity between the external nares and the pharynx. It is divided into two chambers by the nasal septum and is bounded inferiorly by the hard and soft palates.