KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 144 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been diagnosed with severe B12-deficiency anemia. Anamnesis states total gastrectomy. What cells, if found in the peripheral blood, allow to confirm this diagnosis?
- A. Megalocytes
- B. Normocytes
- C. Anulocytes
- D. Ovalocytes
- E. Microcytes
Hint
After total gastrectomy, intrinsic factor is lost; think about how B12 deficiency changes DNA synthesis and therefore the size and type of red cells in the blood.
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