Folate (Folic Acid) Deficiency Anemia

This video explains the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment options, complications and nursing care of patients with folate deficiency anemia.

You may also find these other videos in my PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC DISORDERS, EMERGENCY & TRAUMA, and CRITICAL CARE PLAYLISTS helpful:

Iron-deficiency Anemia:

Dietary Sources of Iron and Iron Supplementation:

B12-deficiency Anemia:

Folate-deficiency Anemia:

Erythropoiesis (Red Blood Cell Production):

Red Blood Cell (RBC) Indices (Anemia labs):

Causes of Anemia:

Classification of Red Blood Cells/Anemias:

Cardiac Tamponade:

Aneurysms:

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack):

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) & Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS):

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) aka Angiogram:

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG):

Cardiogenic Shock:

Hypovolemic Shock:

Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident):

[kelseyrichmond]

This was great! I appreciate how clear this was and how you linked everything together.

[hiiymee]

Good Nurses are the back bone of a hospital. They often know more then doctors. Great information. I have respect to all nurses, without you guys a hospital would cease to function. ❤

[MissParthenope]

Thank you for the very clean explanation!

[MissFancyClancy]

Thank you! Great video. I love your clear cut, easy to understand approach which made it easy to retain the information.

[TroyHill]

I have never seen this listed, but I believe one or the risk factors for low folate is testosterone replacement therapy. The reason is because testosterone naturally increases RBC production, which can burn through your folate a lot faster than usual. In this case, folate appears low, but RBC/hemoglobin/hematocrit actually goes up (normal for testosterone). MCV will also usually be LOWER.. this is because the body adapts to more RBC. SO, in this case it appears to not be dangerous per se, it's more of an adaptation.

I am not a doctor or med professional, but this is what happened to me and it seems to makes a lot of sense... Supplementing with a good methylfolate is the simple solution... I felt better basically overnight.

[jillkreutzer]

MTHFR A(1298)C. Homozygous. A high risk person as well.

[aristocraticrebel]

Is chronic inflammation of the lips caused by folic acid deficiency?

[Pinkiev]

Is burning skin a symptom of folic acid deficiency?

Why would we want a patient with anemia to do MMA? Couldn’t they bleed?