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

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A 65-year-old female presents with an anemia of 3 weeks' duration. In addition to a decrease in her hemoglobin and hematocrit, she has a reticulocyte count of 6% and 3+ polychromasia on her blood smear. Based on these preliminary findings, what serum erythropoietin result is expected? (Objective 6)
A) decreased
B) normal
C) increased
D) no correlation