A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias. What condition does the healthcare professional prepare to teach the patient about?
A)Aplastic anemia
B)Pernicious anemia
C)Hereditary hemochromatosis
D)Immune thrombocytopenia purpura

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Hereditary hemochromatosis presents with hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Aplastic anemia specifically presents with total bone marrow failure. Pernicious anemia can be characterized with neurocognitive dysfunction in addition to the classic signs of all anemias. ITP presents with minor signs of bleeding such as petechiae but soon show major bleeding.

A Patient Has Hepatomegaly, Bronze-Colored Skin, and Cardiac Dysrhythmias