Explain why patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery are prone to developing pernicious anemia
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Gastric bypass involves resection of the stomach. The parietal cells that secrete intrinsic factor are located in the stomach. Without the parietal cells, intrinsic factor cannot be secreted, and dietary vitamin B12 cannot be absorbed properly.
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List three impurities that lymph nodes filter from the lymph
Calculate the consultation rate (including newborns):
Discharges Adults and Children 7,690 Newborn 989 Nosocomial Infections 23 Consultations 2,594 ? A) ?29.89% B) ?29.90% C) ?2.89% D) ?Not enough information is provided to determine the consultation rate