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Which of the following diseases or conditions is least likely to be associated with increased potential for bleeding?
  1. metastatic liver cancer
  2. gram-negative septicemia
  3. pernicious anemia
  4. iron deficiency anemia
Explanation
Answer: C - Pernicious anemia results from vitamin B12 deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor; this can result from inadequate dietary intake, faulty absorption from GI tract due to lack of secretion of intrinsic factor normally produced by gastric mucosal cells, and certain disorders of the small intestine which impair absorption.
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