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

Exercise 4

A 60-year-old patient with a history of severe anemia was found to have a marked decrease in erythrocyte precursors in the bone marrow with no dysplasia. Leukocyte and platelet precursors were normal. Her hemoglobin was 74 g/L, reticulocyte count was decreased, and red cell indices were normal. Erythrocyte morphology was normal. These test results and patient presentation are consistent with which disorder? (Objectives 8, 9)
A) aplastic anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) sickle cell disease
D) pure red cell aplasia