Question

The physician has ordered a homocysteine blood level on a client. The nurse recognizes that the results will be increased in a client with a deficiency in which of the following:

Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin E

Answer 1

Vitamin B12 deficiency will result in an increased homocysteine blood level.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse recognizes that a deficiency in Vitamin B12 will result in an increased homocysteine blood level. Vitamin B12 is essential for the normal maturation and development of erythrocytes, as well as the synthesis of DNA. It is also required for the conversion of methyl malonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA.