Anemia is defined as:

a. a decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

b. a decreased iron content of the blood.

c. decreased bone marrow function.

d. abnormalities in hemoglobin.

Video transcript

Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together which of the following describes hemolytic anemia. Is it answer choice. A production of unusually large blood cells. Answer choice B premature death of red blood cells. Answer choice C low production of red blood cells in the bone marrow or answer choice D production of unusually small blood cells. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices best describes hemolytic anemia. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about hemolytic anemia to determine which of the following answer choices is the correct answer. And we can recall that hemolytic anemia refers to that premature destruction or hemolysis of red blood cells. And in this condition of hemolytic anemia, those red blood cells are broken down at a rate that is faster than the red blood cells are produced by the bone marrow. And because of the red blood cells being broken down at a rate that is faster than they are produced, it leads to a shortage of functional red blood cells in the bloodstream of which the shortage of the functional red blood cells in the bloodstream can cause symptoms such as fatigue, paleness, jaundice, and an enlarged spleen. So, looking at our answer choices, which of the following best describes hemolytic anemia, which we know hemolytic anemia is best described as Answer choice B which says premature death of red blood cells. Since hemolytic anemia refers to that premature destruction or hemolysis of the red blood cells. So answer choice B is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.