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A 35-year-old woman comes to the physician's office because she has had fatigue over the past 6 months. She has followed a vegetarian diet for the past 15 years. On physical examination she is pale but has no other abnormalities. Hematocrit is 24% and mean corpuscular volume is 105 um3. Which of the following dietary deficiencies is the most likely cause of the anemia? A) Calcium B) Folic acid C) Iron D) Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) E) Vitamin C

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          A 35-year-old woman comes to the physician's office because she has had fatigue over the past 6 months. She has followed a vegetarian diet for the past 15 years. On physical examination she is pale but has no other abnormalities. Hematocrit is 24% and mean corpuscular volume is 105 um3. Which of the following dietary deficiencies is the most likely cause of the anemia? 
A) Calcium 
B) Folic acid 
C) Iron 
D) Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 
E) Vitamin C

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A 35-year-old woman comes to the physician's office because she has had fatigue over the past 6 months. She has followed a vegetarian diet for the past 15 years. On physical examination she is pale but has no other abnormalities. Hematocrit is 24% and mean corpuscular volume is 105 um3. Which of the following dietary deficiencies is the most likely cause of the anemia? A) Calcium B) Folic acid C) Iron D) Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) E) Vitamin C