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Workup for Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency

#Workup #VitaminB12 #Folate #Deficiency #FolicAcid #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis #MacrocyticAnemia #Algorithm
Vitamin B12 and Folate ... Workup #VitaminB12 #Folate ... FolicAcid #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
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 ... Macrocytic #Anemia #Macrocytosis
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
patients with macrocytosis ... but undiagnosed, folate ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... Anemia #VitaminB12 #Folate
Folic acid is a synthetic member of the folate (Vitamin B9) family, a group of chemically
member of the folate ... Naturally occurring folates ... Dietary folates ... Overview #Review #Folate
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate ... increased needs for folate ... underlying mild folate ... consumption of folate ... In addition, folate
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
If persistent macrocytosis ... • Supplement folate
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
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
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
that leads to microcytosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Deficiency • Folate ... Deficiency • Folate