A 65 year old experienced loss of appetite, weight loss, lemon-yellow skin, liver enlargement, and a beefy red tongue shortly before her 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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Pernicious anemia leads to vitamin B12 deficiency, causing megaloblastic anemia and potentially resulting in heart failure due to the increased cardiac workload from anemia.

A 65 Year Old Experienced Loss of Appetite, Weight Loss