Clinical Laboratory Hematology 3rd Edition by Shirlyn McKenzie, Lynne Williams

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A newborn has a hemoglobin level of 16.0 g/dL at birth. Two months later, a CBC indicates a hemoglobin concentration of 11.0 g/dL. The difference in hemoglobin concentration is most likely due to: (Objective 1)
A) chronic blood loss
B) inherited anemia
C) increased intravascular hemolysis
D) physiologic anemia of the newborn