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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 ... #FolicAcid #Diagnosis
Vitamin B12 and Folate Metabolism

#VitaminB12 #Folate #Metabolism #FolicAcid
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Metabolism #VitaminB12 ... #Folate #Metabolism ... #FolicAcid
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... red blood cell; MMA ... but undiagnosed, folate ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #FolicAcid #MMA
Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine Levels in Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
 • B12 Deficiency: MMA elevated,
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... B12 Deficiency: MMA ... Deficiency: MMA ... Homocysteine #B12 #MMA ... #VitaminB12 #diagnosis
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
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... have hemolytic anemia ... underlying mild folate ... In addition, folate ... #deficiency #FolicAcid
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 ... Since folate is ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... ComparisonTable #MMA
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
, Anemia • Prevalence ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... • Supplement folate ... correct B12 (B12, MMA
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... : majority < 5 mm ... , Obstruction, Anuria ... - Stone> 5 mm ... Stones #Management #Pediatrics
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... after 7 d ≥450,000/mm3 ... , WBC ≥15,000/mm3 ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics