For a patient with a glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, suffering from the acute onset of hypoxia and anemia, which of the following is the most likely to happen to the red blood cells and lead to anemia?  a. The increased presence of methemoglobin in the blood b. The decreased production of hemoglobin during RBC development c. The premature destruction of RBCs in the circulation

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For a patient with a glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, suffering from the acute onset of hypoxia and anemia, which of the following is the most likely to happen to the red blood cells and lead to anemia? 

a.

The increased presence of methemoglobin in the blood

b.

The decreased production of hemoglobin during RBC development

c.

The premature destruction of RBCs in the circulation

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