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Transcribed Image Text:A 55-year-old white male college professor had been experiencing
fatigue and shortness of breath when walking over the past several
months. Getting more sleep at night did not help. He reported eating a
balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy products.
Physical examination, he appeared slightly pale but had no other
abnormalities.
His laboratory results was a following:
12.5 g/dL
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
32%
RBC
4.2 X 1012/L
WBC count within normal limits
42 fL
29.7 pg
MCV
МСH
Urinalysis is normal
Fecal occult blood found to be positive
1- What is the most likely cause of this patient's anemia?
2- What type of red cell morphology would be expected on
a peripheral blood smear?
3- What follow-up tests should be conducted?
4- What do you expected the treatment for this patient would be?
5- What would you expected about the reticulocyte count to be for
this patient? (Increase/ decrease/ normal)? Why?
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