A patient with rheumatoid arthritis has a mild normocytic anemia, a normal to increased ferritin, and a decrea…

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A patient with rheumatoid arthritis has a mild normocytic anemia, a normal to increased ferritin, and a decreased total iron binding capacity. Which condition is most likely?

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보기 2: Anemia of chronic disease

In chronic inflammation iron is sequestered in stores, so serum iron is low while ferritin, an acute phase reactant, is normal or increased and total iron-binding capacity is decreased. This is the pattern that distinguishes anemia of chronic disease from iron deficiency, which shows the opposite.

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보기 1: Iron deficiency anemia

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보기 3: Sideroblastic anemia

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보기 4: Thalassemia minor

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