A 2-year-old malnourished child has vitamin B₁₂ and folate deficiencies.A blood smear suggests the deficiency is macrocytic and normochromic.The nurse would expect the hemoglobin to be: A) Normal B) Sporadic C) Low D) High

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The macrocytic (megaloblastic)anemias are characterized by unusually large stem cells (megaloblasts)in the marrow that mature into erythrocytes that are unusually large in size (macrocytic),thickness,and volume.The hemoglobin content is normal,thus allowing them to be classified as normochromic.
The hemoglobin content is normal,not sporadic.
The hemoglobin content is normal,not low.
The hemoglobin content is normal,not high.

A 2-Year-Old Malnourished Child Has Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiencies

A 2-Year-Old Malnourished Child Has Vitamin B₁₂ and Folate Deficiencies