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on: Jun 25, 2018
Patients with vitamin B12 or folate deficiency commonly experience symptoms related to:
 
  a. Gastrointestinal and neurologic systems
  b. Liver and lymph node enlargement
  c. Skeletal and muscle problems
  d. Kidney and bladder infections

Question 2

Which of the following is not associated with macrocytic red cells?
 
  a. Liver disease
  b. Iron deficiency anemia
  c. Megaloblastic anemia
  d. Myelodysplastic syndrome


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Any system in the body that depends on replacement of cells with new ones will be affected by a deficiency of vitamin B12 or folate. Symptoms of the deficiency can thus be seen in the gastrointestinal tract, the skin, and the hematopoietic system.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Iron deficiency is associated with microcytic, not macrocytic, red cells. All the other conditions listed can be associated with macrocytic red cells.


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