On a standard reticulocyte preparation with new methylene blue, 100 cells are counted containing blue-stained granulofilamentous material. The red blood count is 3.22 * 10^12/L, and the hematocrit is 30%. Using information determined from Questions 23 through 27, what is the correct interpretation for this patient's condition?

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The presence of blue-stained granulofilamentous material in reticulocytes indicates active red blood cell production, suggesting an adequate bone marrow response. The red blood count and hematocrit values indicate anemia, but without information on mean corpuscular volume (MCV), we cannot determine if it's microcytic or macrocytic. However, the standard approach in the absence of MCV information is to consider it normocytic, leading to the interpretation of normocytic anemia with adequate bone marrow response.

On a Standard Reticulocyte Preparation with New Methylene Blue, 100