Folic Acid is a B vitamin‚ specifically B9. It is an essential nutrient required by the body to create healthy new cells. While we hear about it mostly in regards to pregnancy‚ it is important to understand that the need for folic acid goes even beyond this. Folic acid is essential for the body to create red blood cells which in turn prevents anemia. It is also plays an important role in the metabolism of homocysteine‚ an amino acid. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for all men and women
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fetal development is Folic acid‚ which is also known as folacin‚ or folate. This nutrient is essential for the prevention of anemia‚ since it is used to make the extra blood a woman’s body needs during pregnancy. Folic acid deficiency anemia is characterized by red blood cells that are larger than normal when referring to this type of anemia. The red blood cells are also deformed‚ and both their rate of production and their lifespan are diminished (Charlish and Holt 65). Folic acid anemia occurs most
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What is it? Folic acid is a water soluble B vitamin. It is used during pregnancy to prevent Neural Tube Defects (NTD’s). NTD’s are birth defects of the brain‚ spine or spinal cord (MedlinePlus). They can be fatal depending on how bad the injury is especially if it is to the brain. Folic acid works with vitamin B12 in the formation of red blood cells. Deficiency in both folic acid and vitamin B12 causes a certain type of anemia known as macrocytic anemia. Macrocytic anemia is a type of anemia that
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vitamins containing Folic Acid And diabetes mellitus - Associated birth defects. Does the lack of use of periconceptional vitamins or supplements that contain Folic Acid and diabetes mellitus increase the risk of birth defects? The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (1997-2004)‚ used a population-based case-control study of birth defects to examine the effects of preexisting diabetes mellitus and the absence of periconceptional intake of vitamins that contain folic acid leading to birth
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nutrients should be part of their daily diet in order to maintain their body function and also help in the growth and development of her baby). The consumption of fruits and vegetables is advisable for a pregnant woman; it provides them with Folic acid which helps in preventing neural defects in the baby and Vitamin E which helps in muscle development in the fetus. There are 6 food groups that exist in which a pregnant mother is advised to choose her diet based on. They are: Staples‚ Legumes
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bones of the vertebrae do not form properly around part of the baby’s spinal cord. What are the causes? The cause of this birth defect is not known. Experts think that genes and the environment are part of the cause. Women who do not have enough folic acid during the pregnancy have a higher chance of giving birth to a baby with spina bifida. If a woman gives birth to a baby with spina bifida‚ she has a higher risk of having another baby with spina bifida. Women with diabetes are more likely to have
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with methotrexate lower dose with concurrent use of folic acid. Diagnostic Data: White blood count 5200. Hemoglobin 12. Platelet count 422‚000. Westergren sedimentation rate was mildly elevated at 36mm per hour. Serum cholesterol 120mg per deciliter. Albumin 3. Total protein 6.6. Liver enzymes were in normal limits. Disposition: Patient was discharged in improved condition taking p.o. well. Discharge medications included folic acid 1mg p.o.q.d.. Prednisone 10mg p.o.q.d. and Disalcid
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When a mother is pregnant‚ the first few weeks of the pregnancy are most delicate and imperative for the offspring’s development throughout term and‚ even‚ life. Folic Acid‚ like many other things mothers must be aware of‚ is one of the most important vitamins that can help prevent brain and spinal birth defects. These types of birth defects are called Neural Tube Defects (NTDs)‚ which can develop during the early stages of pregnancy‚ when the embryo starts to develop their neural tube into the spinal
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and her P.O. intake was addiquite. During hospitalizion and after consultation treatment options were disscused with the patient‚ at this point she has elected to return to treatment with methotrexate albeit at a lower dose with concurrent use of folic acid. DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date of Discharge: 6/25/---- Page 2 DIAGNOSTIC DATA: White blood cell count 5200‚ hemoglobin 12‚ platlet count 422‚000‚ westergren sedimentation rate was mildly elevated
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