KROK 1 2016 – Question 63 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Examination of a 52-year-old woman has revealed a decrease in the amount of red blood cells and an increase in free hemoglobin in the blood plasma (hemoglobinemia). Color index is 0,85. What type of anemia is being observed in the patient?
- A. Anemia due to diminished erythropoiesis
- B. Acquired hemolytic
- C. Chronic hemorrhagic
- D. Acute hemorrhagic
- E. Hereditary hemolytic
Hint
Consider what free hemoglobin in the plasma reveals about where red cells are destroyed, and what the age at first presentation suggests about the cause.
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