A patient presents with the following symptoms: anemia, heart failure, pneumonia, paralysis, and abdominal pain. After learning about their family history, you run a genetic test for which disorder?
A) cystic fibrosis
B) albinism
C) sickle-cell anemia
D) achondroplasia
E) schizophrenia

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Sickle-cell anemia can cause anemia, heart failure, and abdominal pain due to the sickle-shaped red blood cells blocking blood flow and reducing oxygen delivery to organs. Pneumonia can be a complication due to increased susceptibility to infections. Paralysis is less directly associated but can occur due to stroke from blocked blood vessels in the brain. The other disorders listed do not collectively cause these symptoms.

A Patient Presents with the Following Symptoms: Anemia, Heart Failure