An Important Consideration Associated with Anaemias Caused by Vitamin B₁₂

question 61

Multiple Choice

An important consideration associated with anaemias caused by vitamin B₁₂ deficiency is that:

• A) high doses of vitamin B₁₂ can induce hyperkalaemia.
• B) in pernicious anaemia, vitamin B₁₂ must be administered parenterally.
• C) the clinical form of vitamin B₁₂ is called pyridoxine.
• D) solutions of vitamin B₁₂ must be kept refrigerated.

Interpret the results of statistical tests in context.

Calculate and understand the concept of standard deviation in the context of hypothesis testing.

Understand the role of significance level and critical values in hypothesis testing.

Understand the process of constructing confidence intervals for the difference between two population proportions.

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