Flashcards in Megaloblastic Anemia Deck (4)
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Functions of folate
Synthesis of thymidylate from uridylate (dUMP to dTMP)
Synthesis of methionine from homocysteine
Synthesis of purines
Histidine catabolism
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Earliest sign in vit b12 or folate deficiency detected before the onset of anemia
Macrocytosis
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In severe anemia
Macrocytosis
Marked anisopoikilocytosis
Basophilic stippling
Howell-jolly bodies
Cabot’s ring
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