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Workup for Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency

#Workup #VitaminB12 #Folate #Deficiency #FolicAcid #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis #MacrocyticAnemia #Algorithm
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Deficiency #Workup #VitaminB12 ... #Folate #Deficiency
Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine Levels in Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
 • B12 Deficiency: MMA elevated,
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Homocysteine elevated • Folate ... Homocysteine #B12 #MMA #folate ... #deficiency #VitaminB12
Vitamin B12 and Folate Metabolism

#VitaminB12 #Folate #Metabolism #FolicAcid
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Metabolism #VitaminB12 ... #Folate #Metabolism
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Vitamin B12 and/or Folate ... levels of B12 or folate ... Serum folate levels ... Since folate is ... #VitaminB12 #Folate
Folic acid is a synthetic member of the folate (Vitamin B9) family, a group of chemically
member of the folate ... Overview #Review #Folate ... #VitaminB9
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
but undiagnosed, folate ... Macrocytic #Anemia #VitaminB12 ... #Folate #FolicAcid
Methanol and Metabolism #Pathophys #EM #Tox #Alcohol #Metabolism #Methanol #EthyleneGlycol #Formate #Oxalate #AldehydeDehydrogenase #Fomepizole
EthyleneGlycol #Formate
Metabolism of alcohols #Pathophys #EM #Tox #Alcohol #Metabolism #Methanol #EthyleneGlycol #Isopropyl #Formate #Oxalate #AldehydeDehydrogenase #ALiEM
EthyleneGlycol #Isopropyl #Formate
Inhaled Corticosteroid Inhaler Strengths
Beclomethasone	Qvar	100-200	>200400	>400
Budesonide	Pulmicort	200-400	>400-800	>800
Ciclesonide	Alvesco	80-160	>160-320	>320
Fluticasone furoate	Arnuity Ellipta	100	n/a	200
Fluticasone dipropionate	Flovent	100-250	>250-500	>500
Mometasone fuorate	Asmanex	110-220	>220-440	>440

Asthma maintenance inhalers should always include an inhaled corticosteroid
320 Fluticasone furoate ... 500 Mometasone fuorate
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... underlying mild folate ... consumption of folate ... poor intake of folate ... In addition, folate