What is the most common laboratory result pattern seen in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAIHA)?

a. Positive autocontrol, negative DAT, negative antibody screen, panreactive eluate
b. Positive autocontrol, positive DAT, negative antibody screen, nonreactive eluate
c. Positive autocontrol, positive DAT, positive antibody screen, nonreactive eluate
d. Positive autocontrol, positive DAT, positive antibody screen, panreactive eluate

Answer: d

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a. Poor nutritional intake of iron b. Malabsorption of iron c. Decreased ability to transport iron because of a decrease in transferrin d. Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract

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