MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

HEMATOPOIESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A patient that has just undergone chemotherapy causing damage to the red bone marrow would be diagnosed with this form of anemia
A
aplastic
B
iron deficiency
C
pernicious
D
sickle cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aplastic anemia is diagnosed with blood and bone marrow studies. This condition is defined by the finding of a hypoplastic bone marrow that has fatty replacement and that may have relatively increased nonhematopoietic elements, such as mast cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aplastic anemia results from damage to the blood stem cells. Stem cells are immature cells in the bone marrow that give rise to all blood cell types (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets).

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