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Vitamin B12 and Folate Metabolism

#VitaminB12 #Folate #Metabolism #FolicAcid
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Metabolism # ... VitaminB12 #Folate ... #Metabolism #FolicAcid
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 ... #FolicAcid #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... elevated, but anemia ... but undiagnosed, folate ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #FolicAcid #MMA
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... have hemolytic anemia ... metabolism. ... metabolism is interfered ... #deficiency #FolicAcid
Folic acid is a synthetic member of the folate (Vitamin B9) family, a group of chemically
member of the folate ... #Pharmacology #FolicAcid ... Overview #Review #Folate ... #VitaminB9
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Deficiency • B12/Folate ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Disorder • RBC Metabolism ... Non-lmmune #Anemia
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 ... assay for the metabolic ... Since folate is ... #VitaminB12 #Folate
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... malrotation Endocrine/Metabolic ... Diabetes/ DKA • Uremia ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... linezolid U - Uremia ... Mnemonic #AnionGap #Metabolic
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
should be drawn in pediatric ... pro-actively if anemic ... weeks - Empiric folate