What Would Be the Likely Findings If a Bone Marrow

question 4

Multiple Choice

What would be the likely findings if a bone marrow aspiration were performed in a complicated case of iron deficiency anemia?

• A)increased myeloid-to-erythroid (M:E) ratio and increased staining with Prussian blue
• B)shaggy polychromatophilic normoblasts and no staining with Prussian blue
• C)polychromatophilic normoblasts with copious pink cytoplasm and no staining with Prussian blue
• D)increased M:E ratio and increased ringed sideroblasts

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