A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate further investigation?
A) Decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
B) Decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit
C) Microcytic, hypochromic red cells
D) Decreased erythropoietin levels
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