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what factor do clients with pernicious anemia lack?
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intrinsic factor
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what vitamin is not absorbed?
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vitamind B 12
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what is another name for vitamind B 12?
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extrinsic factor
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why isn't B 12 absorbed in pernicous anemia?
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because they lack intrinsic factor
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what happens when patients don't absorb B 12?
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their RBCs don't mature and they become severely anemic
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what are classic/unique signs of pernicous anemia?
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beefy red tongue, numbness and tingling of the hands, sores in the mouth, chest pain
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what is medical tx for PA?
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IM injections of B 12
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how long will patients receive this tx?
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for the rest of their life
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what unique urine test is done to dx PA?
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the Schilling test
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can you give B 12 orally to a patient with pernicious anemia?
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no, they will never absorb it becasue they lack intrinsic factor
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what neurological test can you do for a person with pernicious anemia?
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the Romberg test, normally test is negative, with PA, it is positive
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