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Pernicious Anaemia: the Forgotten Disease: The Causes and Consequences of Vitamin B12 Deficiency First [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x138x14 mm, 20 black and white photographs
  • Išleidimo metai: 11-Jun-2012
  • Leidėjas: Hammersmith Health Books
  • ISBN-10: 1781610045
  • ISBN-13: 9781781610046
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x138x14 mm, 20 black and white photographs
  • Išleidimo metai: 11-Jun-2012
  • Leidėjas: Hammersmith Health Books
  • ISBN-10: 1781610045
  • ISBN-13: 9781781610046
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
This book could save you years of ill health! Vitamin B12 deficiency, often caused by pernicious anaemia, can be a devastating condition if left untreated, leading to irreversible nerve damage and disability after years of exhaustion and mental 'fog'. Its symptoms creep up on sufferers and are under-recognized by doctors; tests to confirm it and underlying pernicious anaemia, are problematic. Martyn Hooper, the founder of the Pernicious Anaemia Society, now brings together vital information about the condition and real-life stories - including his own and those of many members of the Society - that will help sufferers and their friends and families recognize the condition and understand how best to tackle it. In particular, the book draws on the findings of a survey of Society members that give new clarity to the complex issues involved.

Recenzijos

"'This book is to be warmly welcomed. It is a vivid and very well-written account of a 'hidden chapter' in medicine that ought to be widely known among the public at large, among policy-makers, and among medical professionals. A major reappraisal of how we define, diagnose and treat B12-deficiency is needed, and this book is a trail-blazer for this mission.' A. David Smith, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK, and Helga Refsum, Professor of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway, and Visiting Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Oxford, UK"

Preface viii
Foreword xi
Chapter 1 My story
1(14)
Chapter 2 Blood, vitamins and B12
15(14)
Chapter 3 Sources of vitamin B12
29(16)
Chapter 4 The symptoms of B12 deficiency
45(20)
Chapter 5 Problems with diagnosing vitamin B12 deficiency
65(26)
Chapter 6 Pernicious anaemia, intrinsic factor and vitamin B12
91(20)
Chapter 7 Problems with diagnosing pernicious anaemia
111(16)
Chapter 8 Treating pernicious anaemia
127(26)
Chapter 9 Neurological problems and vitamin B12 deficiency
153(14)
Chapter 10 The consequences of pernicious anaemia
167(12)
Appendix 1 The discovery of vitamins and their food sources 179(2)
Appendix 2 Resources and further reading 181(8)
Index 189
Martyn Hooper founded the Pernicious Anaemia Society after being forced to give up full time work as a lecturer in Further Education owing to the long term effects of undiagnosed pernicious anaemia and vitamin B12 deficiency. He now runs the Society full time, and campaigns for improvements in diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.