G1: CASE ANALYSIS A 28 year old woman is seen with an easy fatigue for a couple of months. She is currently 24 weeks pregnant with her 2 baby in 2 years. She did not see any obstetrician nor even take vitamins since the start of her pregnancy. Lately, she has developed a taste of eating ice. She has no complaint of any other symptoms. She doesn't even have family or past history. She doesn't smoke nor drink as well. Physical examination is positive for pale conjunctiva, mild spooning of nails and an IL/VI systolic murmur at left lower sternal border. Stool are negative for occult blood. What is the woman's condition and what vitamin deficiency caused it? And why?
G1: CASE ANALYSIS A 28 year old woman is seen with an easy fatigue for a couple of months. She is currently 24 weeks pregnant with her 2 baby in 2 years. She did not see any obstetrician nor even take vitamins since the start of her pregnancy. Lately, she has developed a taste of eating ice. She has no complaint of any other symptoms. She doesn't even have family or past history. She doesn't smoke nor drink as well. Physical examination is positive for pale conjunctiva, mild spooning of nails and an IL/VI systolic murmur at left lower sternal border. Stool are negative for occult blood. What is the woman's condition and what vitamin deficiency caused it? And why?
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G1: CASE ANALYSIS
A 28 year old woman is seen with an easy fatigue for a couple of months. She is currently 24 weeks pregnant with her 2 baby in 2 years. She did not see any obstetrician nor even take vitamins since the start of her pregnancy. Lately, she has developed a taste of eating ice. She has no complaint of any other symptoms. She doesn't even have family or past history. She doesn't smoke nor drink as well. Physical examination is positive for pale conjunctiva, mild spooning of nails and an IL/VI systolic murmur at left lower sternal border. Stool are negative for occult blood.
What is the woman's condition and what vitamin deficiency caused it? And why?
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