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chaosawaits
just take my upvote you beautiful sonofabitch!
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chaosawaits
So if FRC decreases, TLC decreases as well, which rules out E.
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lovebug
Yap. Same.
and I also saw this type Question in UW before.
But I missed again in NBME. so sad :(
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submitted by โcassdawg(1781)
So I hate this question because you can know what the diagnosis is and still miss it.
TL;DR: This is lead poisioning, so there is basophilic stippling in a peripheral blood smear [BUT ringed sideroblasts would also be found in the bone marrow]
Why this is lead poisoning: (FA2020 p425)
Why it is NOT the other answers: