Author Question: All of the following have increased need for folate except: a. Patients on chemotherapy b. ... (Read 45 times)

ap345 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

All of the following have increased need for folate except:

a. Patients on chemotherapy
b. Pregnant women
c. Infants and children
d. Male adults

Question 2

Decreased folate is often associated with all of the following except:

a. Neural tube defects
b. Increased potassium
c. Microcytic anemia
d. Hyperhomocysteinemi a

kalskdjl1212 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Men (i.e., male adults) should have a diet adequate to meet their folate requirements. Patients on chemotherapy often are given drugs that interfere with DNA metabolism, and so they require more folate. Pregnant women have an increased need to support the growing fetus, as do infants and children, especially during growth spurts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
A macrocytic, not microcytic, anemia is associated with folate deficiency. All the other conditions or problems listed can be seen in this deficiency.