Anaemia types and causes · Physiology

Iron deficiency anaemia is typically characterized by red blood cells that are:

  1. Macrocytic and hyperchromic
  2. Microcytic and hypochromic
  3. Normocytic, normochromic
  4. Macrocytic, normochromic
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Correct answer: Microcytic and hypochromic

Iron deficiency impairs hemoglobin synthesis. This produces small, pale red blood cells.

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