A 65-year-old male experienced loss of appetite,weight loss,lemon-yellow skin,liver enlargement,and a beefy red tongue shortly before his death.Autopsy suggested pernicious anemia,and the cause of death would most likely reveal:
A) Brain hypoxia
B) Liver hypoxia
C) Heart failure
D) Kidney failure

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When the hemoglobin has decreased to 7 to 8 g/dL,the individual experiences the classic symptoms of anemia: weakness,fatigue,paresthesias of feet and fingers,difficulty walking,loss of appetite,abdominal pain,weight loss,and a sore tongue that is smooth and beefy red.The skin may become "lemon yellow" (sallow),caused by a combination of pallor and jaundice.Hepatomegaly,indicating right-sided heart failure,may be present in the elderly.
The patient died of heart failure,not brain hypoxia.
The patient died of heart failure,not liver hypoxia.
The patient died of heart failure,not kidney failure.

A 65-Year-Old Male Experienced Loss of Appetite,weight Loss,lemon-Yellow Skin,liver Enlargement,and