Dentistry

at a Glance

Elizabeth Kay

Multiple Choice: Chapter 95 Haematological disorders

Question 1. A 60-year-old patient presents to the surgery and informs you they have microcytic anaemia. Which of the following laboratory values on a full blood count would be described as a microcytic anaemia?

A Low platelets
B Low white blood cell count
C Low haemoglobin and normal mean corpuscular volume
D Low haemoglobin and lowered mean corpuscular volume
E Low haemoglobin and raised mean corpuscular volume