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Growth, feeding and faltering growth
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
An 18-month-old drinks 1.2 litres of cow's milk a day and eats little. He is pale. What is the most likely finding?
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The answer is B: Iron deficiency anaemia.
Excess cow's milk displaces iron-rich food and can cause gut blood loss.
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