A Patient with Generalized Weakness Informs You That She Has

question 100

Multiple Choice

A patient with generalized weakness informs you that she has a history of iron-deficient anemia. You would understand this to mean that she has:

• A) an overabundance of RBCs not capable of carrying oxygen.
• B) problems transferring oxygen from the lungs to the RBCs.
• C) a decreased amount of hemoglobin available to carry oxygen.
• D) malformed RBCs that have a difficult time carrying oxygen.

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