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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 ... #Macrocytosis #
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
patients with macrocytosis ... but undiagnosed, folate ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #FolicAcid #MMA
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Neutrophils - Low RBC Folate ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes Macrocytosis ... Rule out B12 and Folate ... #Macrocytosis # ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... have hemolytic anemia ... In addition, folate ... #deficiency #FolicAcid ... differential #diagnosis #hematology