(FA 2021, Pg. 69). This patient has vitamin B12 deficiency. The patient has been consuming a vegetarian diet for 12 years...so that is plenty of time for them to run out of their B12 stores. Vegetarians are particularly at risk for this deficiency because they do not consume animal products which contain a good amount of B12.
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(FA 2021, Pg. 69). This patient has vitamin B12 deficiency. The patient has been consuming a vegetarian diet for 12 years...so that is plenty of time for them to run out of their B12 stores. Vegetarians are particularly at risk for this deficiency because they do not consume animal products which contain a good amount of B12.