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

Exercise 16

A 70-year-old patient with a recent history of severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia was referred to a hematologist. Further testing revealed a marked decrease in all hematopoietic precursors in the bone marrow with no dysplasia. Pancytopenia and severely low hemoglobin was observed in the peripheral blood. Red cell indices and erythrocyte morphology was normal. These test results and patient presentation are consistent with which disorder? (Objective 8)
A) aplastic anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) anemia of chronic disease
D) pure red cell aplasia