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What is vitamin B12 deficiency anemia? Anemia caused by inadequate vitamin B12, resulting in fewer healthy
RBCs.What is another name for vitamin B12?
What is another name for vitamin B12? Cobalamin
Is vitamin B12 water-soluble or fat-soluble? Water-soluble
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What foods are good sources of vitamin B12? Meat, dairy, eggs, and fortified cereals
What substance is required to absorb vitamin B12? Intrinsic factor
Where is intrinsic factor produced? By the gastric parietal cells in the stomach.
Where is vitamin B12 absorbed? Terminal ileum
What happens to excess vitamin B12? It is stored in the liver.
What does vitamin B12 help synthesize? DNA, myelin, and fatty acids
Why can B12 deficiency cause neurologic B12 is needed for myelin synthesis, which is important for normal nerve
symptoms? function.
What is pernicious anemia? An autoimmune condition where gastric parietal cells are destroyed,
causing decreased/absent intrinsic factor and impaired B12 absorption.
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Why can a person with pernicious anemia Without intrinsic factor, the body cannot properly absorb B12 in the
become B12 deficient even if they eat enough terminal ileum.
B12?
What are the four major causes of B12 deficiency? Autoimmune etiology, malabsorption, disease processes, and
nutritional deficits.
What GI diseases can cause B12 malabsorption? Crohn's disease, celiac disease, chronic H. pylori infection, and
pancreatic insufficiency.
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