Multiple Choice
Why may a person who has had a gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) develop pernicious anemia?
A) The lack of gastric hydrochloric acid causes myelosuppression.
B) Iron absorption is impaired.
C) A major source of erythropoietin has been removed.
D) Vitamin B12 absorption is impaired because of the lack of intrinsic factor.
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