A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia.Which of the following pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Decreased erythrocyte life span
B) Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
C) Disturbances of the iron cycle
D) Increased basal metabolic rate
E) Swelling in the tissues

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The Answer of A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia.Which of the following pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Decreased erythrocyte life span
B) Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
C) Disturbances of the iron cycle
D) Increased basal metabolic rate
E) Swelling in the tissues

A Patient Has Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia