A 1-year-old female is diagnosed with anemia secondary to insufficient erythropoiesis. The most likely cause is:
a. genetic factors.
b. an iron deficiency.
c. a hemoglobin abnormality.
d. an erythrocyte structural abnormality.
ANS: B
The most common cause of insufficient erythropoiesis is iron deficiency, not genetic factors, not a hemoglobin abnormality, not an erythrocyte structural abnormality.
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