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Query: UMLS:C0016382 (flushing)
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Hydroxocobalamin and cyanocobalamin have been compared as the 'flushing dose' in the Schilling test. In healthy, haematologically normal subjects excretion of the test dose was greater following a hydroxocobalamin flushing dose than following a cyanocobalamin flushing dose, and to a lesser extent this was also true in patients requiring investigation. There were occasional discrepant results, but in general it appears that, although reference values differ, hydroxocobalamin is a suitable replacement for cyanocobalamin in the Schilling test.
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PMID:The use of hydroxocobalamin in the Schilling test. 378 84