Question

A healthcare worker is observing a patient’s red blood cells under a microscope. Which disease is the healthcare worker most likely trying to diagnose?

A.sickle cell anemia
B.muscular dystrophy
C.multiple sclerosis
D.diabetes

Answer 1

A. Sickle cell anemia. The red blood cells in the hereditary disease sickle cell anemia have a characteristically shape of a sickle, a moon shape, rather than a normal disc shape.