<span>Folic acid (vitamin B9) deficiency during pregnancy can result in a baby born with defects in the brain or spinal cord. The worst version of these defects is anencephaly, where the baby is born without part of its brain and skull, and dies. The most common birth defect after folic acid deficiency during pregnancy is Spina Bifida. This occurs when part of the baby's spinal cord remains outside the body. The baby may have paralyzed legs and, later, may develop bladder and bowel control problems.</span>
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Mitosis is the division of the nucleus, while cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm. They are both two stages in the cell cycle.
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The three types of consumers in the animal kingdom are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. Carnivores eat only meat. Herbivores eat only plants, while omnivores need to consume both plants and meat to satisfy their dietary requirements.
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Gout is brought about deposition of solidified or crystallized uric acid sediments most commonly in the lower extremities brought about by increased levels of uric acid. An elderly patient (67 years old) previously diagnosed with gouty arthritis came in with a chief complaint of severe pain on the foot.
Gouty arthritis has 4 stages:
(1) Asymptomatic hyperuricemia
(2) Acute gout attack
(3) Intercritical gout
(4) Chronic tophaceous gout
Lower extremity examination of gout patients in in stages 2-3 will reveal edema, redness, and extreme of the involved foot. In stage 4 gout, along with edema, redness, and tenderness; there will be the presence of white to yellow deposits called tophus (plural; tophi) usually in the medial side of the big toe.
