Medical MCQ-A patient has Hb 6 gm% ,folic acid 8ng/ml, vitamin B12 60 pg/ml, serum iron 130 microg/dl, and MCV-104. The diagnosis is -

Iron deficiency anaemia

Vitamin Bl2 deficiency

Folic acid deficiency

Pyridoxine deficiency

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Correct Answer:

Vitamin Bl2 deficiency

Description:

Normal range of vit B12 in serum is 280-1000pg/mL.. Values below 100pg/mL indicate clinically deficient stage.

Normal range of serum folate is 6-18ng/mL. Normal serum iron is 40-140 microgram/dL.In this case it is within normal limit.

Reference :Harsh mohan textbook of pathology sixth edition pg no 308.

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