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Workup for Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency

#Workup #VitaminB12 #Folate #Deficiency #FolicAcid #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis #MacrocyticAnemia #Algorithm
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Vitamin B12 and Folate Metabolism

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Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
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Folic acid is a synthetic member of the folate (Vitamin B9) family, a group of chemically
#Pharmacology #FolicAcid
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
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Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
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