The nurse reviewing a client's record notes the morphology of the client's erythrocytes is reported to be microcytic-hypochromic. Which anemia should the nurse associate with the morphology?

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A microcytic-hypochromic morphology of erythrocytes is associated with iron-deficiency anemia, which is characterized by smaller-than-normal red blood cells with a pale color due to decreased hemoglobin content. Pernicious anemia is associated with megaloblastic erythrocytes, sickle-cell anemia is associated with sickle-shaped erythrocytes, and hemolytic anemia is associated with erythrocytes that are prematurely destroyed.

The Nurse Reviewing a Client's Record Notes the Morphology of the Client's