Question

A 34-year-old male presents in the emergency room with extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. His skin and sclera appear to have a yellowish discoloration. These findings are consistent with which type of anemia?

Answer 1

Answer:

The kind of anemia this 34-year old man has is known as hemolytic anemia. The red blood cells in the body do not work properly and hence cause extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, and skin and sclera both have a yellow discoloration.

Explanation:

There are many type of anemia. Anemia is a type of deficiency where the red blood cells found in our blood system do not work properly.

Few of the underlying causes of hemolytic anemia are:

• bloated spleen
• leukemia
• lymphoma
• tumors, etc.

Some of the symptoms of the anemia are:

• extreme fatigue
• laziness
• yellowing of the skin
• dizziness
• lightheadedness