A 55-year-old Cambodian man, who “has never seen a doctor”, was found to be mildly anemic...

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A 55-year-old Cambodian man, who “has never seen a doctor”, wasfound to be mildly anemic at the time of establishing care with acommunity-based family medicine physician. His CBC showed:hemoglobin 11.8 g/dL, RBC 5.9 x106/µL, MCV 65 fL, MCH 20pg, MCHC 29.3 g/dL, reticulocytes 176 x103/µL, WBCnormal, platelets normal. The most likely diagnosis is:

Iron deficiency anemia

Sickle cell trait

Aplastic anemia

Thalassemia minor

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The Abnormal Results in this case are aLow Hb Count 118 gdL Normal 135 to 175 grams deciliter which indicates anemia bLow MCV 65 fL Normal 80 and 96 femtoliters Which lndicates Low volume of    See Answer
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