A diagnosis is usually made based on the peripheral smear ... If you have a B12 or folate deficiency, your doctor completes additional testing to determine the cause of your deficiencies.

folate deficiency, or immune hemolytic anemia; also a prevalent combination in newborns Variation in red blood cell size may also be noted visually by looking at a peripheral smear for morphology.

Most often, macrocytic anemias are caused by a lack of vitamin B-12 and folate. Macrocytic anemia ... your doctor will do another test known as a peripheral blood smear. This test can help spot ...

This type of anemia often develops due to vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency or vitamin B9 (folate) deficiency ... with a physical examination, such as peripheral neuropathy (damage to sensory ...

classification of anemia marked by production and peripheral proliferation of large, immature, dysfunctional RBCs; see in severe pernicious anemia or folic acid deficiency Mean Corpuscular ...

The purpose of the present study was to ascertain whether nutritional folate deficiency of sufficient degree to cause megaloblastic changes in the hematopoietic tissues would be associated with ...