Schilling test


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Schil·ling test

n. prueba de Schilling, uso de vitamina B12 radioactiva en el diagnóstico de anemia perniciosa primaria.
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Your suggestion is that she be maintained on the 2-L nasal cannula and that a vitamin B12 assay and anti-intrinsic factor (IF) assay, along with a Schilling test, be ordered to shed some light on the patient's condition.
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Traditionally, a Schilling test is considered confirmatory of vitamin B12 deficiency, which demonstrates poor ability of the intestine to absorb vitamin B12.
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All available tests, including the classic Schilling test, rely on measurement of radioactively labeled vitamin B1z after an oral dose of the vitamin (1).
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Coull disagreed with need for parenteral therapy; Thirty-four of his 35 [B.sub.12]-deficient patients had a normal Schilling test indicative of good [B.sub.12] absorption across the terminal ileum.
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If the blood test shows a low vitamin B12 count you may be given the Schilling test to measure the body's ability to absorb vitamin B12 from the bowel.
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