threewalkers
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A 32-year-old man has had malaise, a low-grade fever, and a 45-kg (10-lb) weight loss over the past 3 months. He has unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy Laboratory studies show:
Hemoglobin 11 g/dL
Hematocrit 33%
Mean corpuscular volume 80 !-1m3
Reticulocyte count 05%
Serum iron 25!-1g/dL
Total iron-binding capacity 150 !-Ig/dL (N=250-460)
Examination of tissue obtained on biopsy of a lymph node shows Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosing type. The most likely cause of the anemia is:
A) abnormal utilization of iron
B) extravascular hemolysis
C) folate deficiency
D) iron deficiency
E) marrow aplasia
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| spinal shock
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i think we have already answered that q its A
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| threewalkers
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thanks
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