A 50-year-old female was diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia. Which of the following assess-ment findings would most likely occur?
a. Bronze-colored skin
b. Decreased iron
c. Normochromic erythrocytes
d. Aplastic bone marrow
ANS: A
The skin of the patient with sideroblastic anemia is bronze in color. The patient with sideroblastic anemia shows signs of iron overload. The erythrocytes of individuals with sideroblastic anemia are hypochromic. The bone marrow is not aplastic but contains ringed sideroblasts.
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