Question 198 · LEK · Iron deficiency anemia
The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in an otherwise asymptomatic 75-year-old male should suggest the need to exclude:
- A. gastrointestinal cancer.
- B. lung cancer.
- C. prostate cancer.
- D. thyroid cancer.
- E. bladder cancer.
Hint
Iron deficiency in an older man nearly always means chronic blood loss — where is that loss most often hidden?
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