Comprehensive metabolic panel

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47 year old Mr. P has just been incarcerated. He has a history of Hepatitis C secondary to IV drug abuse. His LIVER FUNTION TESTS (LFTs) are moderately elevated, but his COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP) is otherwise normal, and he has a mild macrocytic, normochromic anemia. His peripheral smear shows echinocytes. According to the information in the essential laboratory interpretation lecture, what is the most likely interpretation? Question 4 options: This is expected given his long-standing liver disease likely resulting from untreated hepatitis C This is most likely due to long term alcoholism resulting in folic acid deficiency This is most likely iron deficiency anemia, a result of his poor diet on the streets as an addict This is most likely a result of renal disease or blood loss, based on the peripheral smear findings.

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