KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 49 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient with anacidic gastritis has the following blood formula: erythrocytes - 2,5·10¹²/l; Hb - 50 g/l; colour index - 0,6; reticulocytes - 0,02%; microcytosis. What type of anaemia is it?
- A. Iron-deficient
- B. Aplastic
- C. Protein-deficient
- D. Folic acid-deficient
- E. Hypoplastic
Hint
Combine the low colour index and microcytosis with the effect of absent gastric hydrochloric acid on mineral absorption.
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