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Units = (2.5 / 10) x 100 = 25 units
When you swallow a B12 pill, several steps have to work for it to be absorbed: stomach acid and the enzyme pepsin must release B12 from food or the supplement, the stomach must secrete a protein called intrinsic factor that binds to B12, and the B12-intrinsic factor complex must reach the ileum (the end of the small intestine) where it is finally absorbed
Warnings: Patients with early Leber's disease (hereditary optic nerve atrophy) may experience severe and rapid optic atrophy when treated with vitamin B12. Additionally, treating severe megaloblastic anemia with vitamin B12 can lead to fatal hypokalemia due to increased erythrocyte potassium requirements
Anemia Code Classification by Morphology: Microcytic, Normocytic, and Macrocytic Morphology (microcytic, normocytic, macrocytic) describes red blood cell size and appearance, not the cause of anemia
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