The client is an average-sized adult and has abnormal microcytic hypochromic red blood cells due to a long-term, chronic disease. Which complete blood count (CBC) result is characteristic of this type of anemia?

The TC DC ESR test gives this type of results.

Explanation:

Anemia is defined as the condition of blood where the average sizes of red blood cells are smaller than normal, and the hemoglobin count is also low. The chronic diseases that are the causes are iron deficiency, chronic leukocytic leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, hookworm infections etc.

As suspected, these patients are advised to do total count, differential count of blood corpuscles, erythrocytic sedimentation rate, haemoglobin count, blood ferritin levels etc which gives the corresponding results proving any of the diseases.