Anemias USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 21-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 3-day history of yellowing of his eyes. He has also noticed a decrease in his exercise capacity and gets quickly exhausted after minor physical activity. Examination shows scleral icterus and pale mucous membranes. He has splenomegaly. His hemoglobin concentration is 7.9 g/dL, leukocyte count is 8500/mm³, and platelet count is 187,000/mm³. Direct antiglobulin and heterophile antibody tests are positive. Which of the following additional laboratory findings are most likely present in this patient?
Answer choices
- ADecreased reticulocyte count
- BDecreased haptoglobin levelsCorrect answer
- CDecreased mean corpuscular volume
- DIncreased direct to total bilirubin ratio
- EIncreased bleeding time
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