The Condition in Which Fetal RBCs Are Destroyed Faster Than

question 8

Multiple Choice

The condition in which fetal RBCs are destroyed faster than the infant liver can rid the body of the breakdown products of hemoglobin is called ________.

• A) hemolytic disease of the newborn
• B) pernicious anemia
• C) sickle cell trait (SCT)
• D) physiologic jaundice

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Definitions:

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Techniques of Neutralization

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