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34. On a routine examination, a 2-year-old boy has a hemoglobin level of 10.5 g/dL, hematocrit of 30%, and mean corpuscular volume of 72 μm3. He drinks four to five 8-oz bottles of milk daily. He maintains a regular diet but does not eat vegetables. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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) Folic acid deficiency
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) Iron deficiency
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) Sickle cell disease
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) Thalassemia
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) Vitamin B6 deficiency
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| robin082006
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B
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| Diego Casali
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I agree with robin082006: it's B.
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| ram3
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Yes this is iron deficient anemia her hemoglobin is low but the MCV is below eighty so this is a microcytic hypochromic anemia
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| doc_clotaire
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Totally and unequivocally !
B
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