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4 years old boy is brought to you by his parents with chronic abdominal pain and fatigue. they moved to an old house one year back. CBC findings are
Hb:9 hematocrit: 31%

what will most likely show:

a. megaloblastic anemia with basophilic stippling.

b. normocytic normochromic anemia

b. hypochromic microcytic with basophilic stippling

c. schistocytes

4 years old boy is brought to you by his parents with chronic abdominal pain and fatigue. they moved to an old house one year back. CBC findings are
Hb:9 hematocrit: 31%

blood smear will most likely show:

a. megaloblastic anemia with basophilic stippling.

b. normocytic normochromic anemia

b. hypochromic microcytic with basophilic stippling

c. schistocytes

self written so excuse me .. a, b , c , d is the order

CCCCCC,,,,,,,

BBBBBBBB;LEAD POISONING

I MEAN MICROCYTIC HYPOCROMIC WITH BASOPHILIC STIPLING...(THERE ARE 2 b s here

hahahah.. you are right.

CCC