A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and pallor. Blood tests reveal a microcytic, hypochromic anaemia with low ferritin. What is the most likely ...

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A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and pallor. Blood tests reveal a microcytic, hypochromic anaemia with low ferritin. What is the most likely cause?

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Iron deficiency anaemia

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Chronic disease anaemia

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Thalassaemia trait

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Sideroblastic anaemia

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

MCQ (SBA): Iron deficiency anaemia

A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and pallor. Blood tests reveal a microcytic, hypochromic anaemia with low ferritin. What is the most likely cause?