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MDcooper
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01/05/07 - 11:31 AM

32-year-old man has a 15-year history of celiac sprue. He admits to being noncompliant with the diet prescribed over the past 6 months and he has lost 15 pounds during that time in association with frequent diarrhea. Which of the following will be most likely to occur in this patient?

A. Iron deficiency will produce a microcytic anemia

B. Vitamin A deficiency will produce nystagmus

C. Vitamin B12 deficiency will produce a megaloblastic anemia

D. Vitamin D deficiency will produce hypercalcemia

E. Vitamin K deficiency will produce hypokalemia

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01/05/07 - 12:04 PM

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01/05/07 - 12:08 PM

A, iron def anemia because the proximal part of small intestine is involved in great extent in sprue leading to malabsorbtion of iron to max because it is mostly absorbed from duodenum.

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01/05/07 - 03:49 PM

yes right

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01/05/07 - 06:17 PM

gOOD Q

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