Question 51 · LEK · Iron deficiency anemia
Which of the following indicates a successful treatment of sideropenic anemia with iron preparations?
- A. increase in hemoglobin concentration of 2 g/dL after 1-2 weeks of the treatment.
- B. increase in reticulocyte count after 3 days of the treatment.
- C. increase in erythrocyte count after 1 week of the treatment.
- D. increase of MCV after 1-2 weeks of the treatment.
- E. ferritin concentration coming back to normal levels after a week of the treatment.
Hint
Think of the earliest laboratory signal that the bone marrow has resumed effective erythropoiesis.
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