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Title: i need help with these clinical questions please! Post by: colivarez1 on Sep 24, 2011 List three blood tests that would be done if infectious mononucleosis is suspected.
List three blood tests that might be done if a person has bleeding problems. An elderly man has been receiving weekly injections of vitamin B12 ever since nearly all of his stomach was removed 6 months ago because of stomach cancer. Why is he receiving the vitamin injections? Why can’t the vitamin be delivered in tablet form? What is the function of the vitamin in hematopoiesis? Title: Re: i need help with these clinical questions please! Post by: biolove on Sep 24, 2011 List three blood tests that would be done if infectious mononucleosis is suspected. Fluorescent antibodies or ELISA tests are diagnostic. Burkitt’s lymphoma responds to chemotherapy and surgery to remove tumors. Radiation or chemotherapy successfully treats Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Care of mono patients focuses on relieving symptoms. Prevention is nearly impossible because the virus is widespread. Title: Re: i need help with these clinical questions please! Post by: duddy on Sep 24, 2011 Why is he receiving the vitamin injections? Why can’t the vitamin be delivered in tablet form? Your stomach produces a protein called Intrinsic Factor which is necessary to absorb vitamin B12. The production of Intrinsic Factor decreases with age and so the elderly typically need to supplement their diets with B12. This guy specifically has cancer in the stomach, so we're assuming something in there is not working. |