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NBME 24 Answers

nbme24/Block 2/Question#23

A 9-year-old boy who was adopted from an African ...

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submitted by brethren_md(44),

Vitamin B12 is the distractor in this question because it also causes a broad-based, ataxic gait and decrease in vibration. But - Vitamin B12 will not have symptoms like Hemolytic Anemia (decreased hemoglobin, increased LDH). Vitamin E = answer, see below for explanation.

gonyyong  Also the MCV was normal, not megaloblastic like you would see in B12 deficiency +4  




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submitted by karljeon(24),

Vitamin E deficiency causes hemolytic anemia, acanthocytosis, muscle weakness, posterior column and spinocerebellar tract demyelination.

karljeon  Can anyone explain why the serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level was elevated? +  
asapdoc  Vitamin E is an antioxidant. Thus a deficiency can cause hemolytic anemia. +3  
sympathetikey  @karljeon Intravascular hemolysis = LDH release from RBCs +1  




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submitted by dbg(28),

WTF is "weakness of plantar dorsiflexion" ????? it's like saying "extension flexion" This is not the only obvious technical mistake in the new NBMEs ...

karthvee  loool +2  
yex  Funny Board!! Yeahhhhh +  




one does not simply “walk into morder”