Cobalamin deficiency Flashcards
1
Q
Level indicating deficiency
A
- 300 pg/mL (221 pmol/L) = deficiency unlikely
- levels less than 200 pg/mL (148 pmol/L) strongly suggesting deficiency.
2
Q
Peripheral smear findings
A
- Macrocytosis
- hypersegmented (six-lobed neutrophils) neutrophils
