Care of the patient with a blood or lymphatic disorder: A patient who had a Schilling test shows a 20% excretion of the radioactive vitamin B12. What should this indicate?

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A patient who had a Schilling test shows a 20% excretion of the radioactive vitamin B12. What should this indicate?

Rafael Del Rio · Accepted Answer

The patient has a normal finding and does not have pernicious anemia

A patient who had a Schilling test shows a 20% excretion of the radioactive vitamin B12. What should this indicate?