A 66-year-old female patient has presented to the emergency department because of several months of intermittently bloody stool that has recently become worse
The woman has since been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal bleed secondary to overuse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that she takes for her arthritis. The health care team would realize that which of the following situations is most likely to occur?
A)
The woman has depleted blood volume due to her ongoing blood loss.
B)
She will have iron deficiency anemia due to depletion of iron stores.
C)
The patient will be at risk for cardiovascular collapse or shock.
D)
She will have delayed reticulocyte release.
Ans:
B
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Ongoing blood loss is associated with iron deficiency anemia due to the depletion of iron stores. She is unlikely to have a depleted blood volume or be at risk for shock, situations more commonly associated with traumatic, sudden blood loss. There would not likely be a delay in the release of reticulocytes.
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