Schilling test
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Schilling test
Schilling test ( shil -ing) n. a test used to assess a patient's capacity to absorb vitamin B 12 from the bowel. Radioactive vitamin B 12 is given by mouth and urine collected. A patient with pernicious anaemia will excrete less than 5% of the original dose over a period of 24 hours. [ R. F. ... January 1, 2008; A Dictionary of Nursing
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