Question 177 · LEK · Hematopoietic system
The lower limit of the reference range of hemoglobin concentration below which anemia is diagnosed in a pregnant woman is:
- A. higher than in non-pregnant women because the increase in the volume of circulating blood in pregnancy does not keep up with the increase in erythrocyte production.
- B. lower than in non-pregnant women because the increase in erythrocyte production does not keep up with the increase in the volume of circulating blood.
- C. the same as in non-pregnant women.
- D. irrelevant because anemia in pregnancy is diagnosed on the basis of hematocrit.
- E. dependent on the level of hemoglobin concentration before the pregnancy.
Hint
Consider how plasma volume and red cell mass change relative to each other during pregnancy.
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