SAQ 1657 – Anaemia with abnormal blood results

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A 35-year-old man is referred by his GP with anaemia. His blood results are shown below. His vital signs are normal.

FBC Result Reference range
Hb 75 g/L 115-135 g/L
WBC 8.2 x 10^9/L 4.5-14.0 x 10^9/L
Platelets 235 x 10^9/L 140-400 x 10^9/L
LFT Result Reference range
Bilirubin 81 micromol/L <20 micromol/L
Conjugated bilirubin 4 micromol/L <4 micromol/L
ALP 220 U/L 30-110 U/L
Gamma GT 11 U/L <55 U/L
ALT 41 U/L <45 U/L
AST 122 U/L <35 U/L
LD 456 U/L 120-250 U/L
Albumin 39 g/L 35-50 g/L

State and justify your provisional diagnosis.

(Marked out of 4.0)


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List six components of your clinical assessment, including history, examination or investigation, and briefly explain the relevance of each.

(Marked out of 6.0)


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