A 7-Year-Old Boy Is Brought to the Emergency Department Due

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Multiple Choice

A 7-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department due to fatigue.  One week ago, he developed abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.  A few days later, he noticed significant blood in his stool, which has since resolved.  The patient had been feeling better until today, when his mother noticed that he did not want to get out of bed.  Despite drinking a normal amount of fluids, the patient has not urinated in 24 hours.  Multiple family members had similar initial gastrointestinal symptoms after attending a family cookout last week, but they have all recovered.  On physical examination, there is scleral icterus and 2+ pedal edema.  Which of the following laboratory abnormalities is most likely associated with this patient's current condition?

• A)Decreased ferritin level
• B)Decreased platelet count
• C)Decreased reticulocyte count
• D)Increased PT
• E)Increased serum haptoglobin
• F)Positive direct Coombs test

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