Compared to a health person what change occurs during the development of iron deficiency anemia?
A)Formation of megaloblastic and microcytic cells
B)Reduction in serum ferritin
C)Increased hematocrit
D)Both a and b.

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Iron deficiency anemia is characterized by a reduction in serum ferritin, which is a marker of the body's iron stores. Megaloblastic cells are associated with vitamin B12 or folate deficiency, not iron deficiency, and hematocrit levels decrease, not increase, in anemia.

Compared to a Health Person What Change Occurs During the Development