KROK 1 2020 – Question 13 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 47-year-old man complains of weakness and dizziness. Half a year ago he underwent a gastric resection. Blood test: Hb - 80 g/L, erythrocytes - 3.5·10¹²/L, color index - 0.69, ESR -15 mm/hour, serum iron - 5.4 mcmol/L, erythrocyte hypochromia. What type of anemia is the most likely in this patient?
- A. Iron deficiency anemia
- B. Hemorrhagic anemia
- C. B12 or folate deficiency anemia
- D. Sideroachrestic anemia
- E. Hemolytic anemia
Hint
Use the color index and serum iron to judge how much hemoglobin each red cell carries, then consider what a stomach resection does to absorption of nutrients.
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