What is the pathologic mechanism involved in aplastic anemia?
A. Decreased intake of iron
B. Increased rate of red blood cell lysis and destruction
C. Decreased bone marrow production of red blood cells
D. Increased (excessive) cellular metabolic oxygen demand
C
The term aplastic indicates arrested development. In the case of aplastic anemia, the bone mar-row fails to perform its developmental function of producing blood cells.
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