A 58-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with worsening tiredness and pallor. Blood tests show normocytic anaemia with rai...

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A 58-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with worsening tiredness and pallor. Blood tests show normocytic anaemia with raised inflammatory markers and ferritin. What is the most likely cause of her anaemia?

Accepted Answer

Anaemia of chronic disease

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Iron deficiency due to GI blood loss

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Folate deficiency

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Haemolytic anaemia

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Anaemia of chronic disease

A 58-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with worsening tiredness and pallor. Blood tests show normocytic anaemia with raised inflammatory markers and ferritin. What is the most likely cause of her anaemia?