A Simple Guide to Vitamin B12 Anemia, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Vitamin B12 Anemia, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin present in many foods.
Vitamin B12 is found in meat, poultry, not present in vegetables and fruits
Vitamin B12 is important for red blood cells production.
It is also important for peripheral nerve function

Vitamin B12 Deficiency is a silent disease
Severity of Vitamin B12 deficiency is inversely related to age
One cause of Vitamin B12 deficiency is malabsorption
The other cause is poor food intake function

It is a cause of peripheral neuropathy
There is heart failure and cardiomyopathy
There may be megaloblastic and pernicious anemia
There may be sub-acute combined degeneration of brain and dementia

Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency is as important as treatment.
Treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency is taking vitamin B12 supplements
And a diet containing red meat, egg yolks, fortified milk and liver,
There are no vegetable sources such as whole grain cereals and green vegetables

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Vitamin B12 Anemia is a blood disorder produced by a deficiency of healthy red blood cells due to lesser than normal quantities of vitamin B12.

Inadequate red blood cells means inadequate quantity of hemoglobin, the main ‘oxygen’ transport carriers of the body and the main indicator of anemia in the human body.

Vitamin B12 Anemia can be categorized as mild, moderate, and severe; with the mild type having the maximum amount of RBCs, and severe having the least amount of RBCs.

Vitamin B12 Anemia happens:
When there is Vitamin B12 deficiencies due to:
Diet - starvation, lactating mothers should take more Vitamin B12
Mal-absorption as in celiac syndrome, sprue or hepatitic cirrhosis
Intestinal parasites such as diphyllobothrium latum
Pernicious anemia when the gastric mucosa cannot produce the intrinsic factor necessary for vitamin B12 absorption
Alcohol use and certain medicines

Vitamin B12 anemia is a silent disease in the early stages.

Vitamin B12 Deficiency affects:
Blood - anemia with giddiness, pallor and tiredness
Brain –sub-acute combined degeneration of spinal cord and brain - loss of balance, numbness or tingling in the arms and legs and weakness

Diagnosis is by a full blood count tests of RBC, WBC, platelets and hemoglobin levels and low vitamin B12 blood level

The aim of Vitamin B12 anemia treatment is the correction of anemia and the prevention of sub-acute combined degeneration of spinal cord and brain.

Medical Treatment

Vitamin B12 is a vitamin present in foods such as meat, fish, and dairy products.

Vitamin B12 is used for treating and preventing vitamin B12 anemia and to treat pernicious anemia

It can be taken by mouth or a nasal spray or gel or as an injection where other means are not absorbed.

1000 mcg of vitamin B12 is given intramuscularly once a month.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Vitamin B12 Anemia
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Pernicious Anemia
Chapter 8 Megaloblastic Anemia
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: May 6, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215344255

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Vitamin B12 Anemia,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B., B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2023 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Vitamin B12 Anemia, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Vitamin B12 Anemia)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Vitamin B12 Anemia

(Chapter from A Simple Guide To Vitamin B12 Deficiency 2014 by Kenneth Kee)

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin present in many foods.

Vitamin B12 is found in meat, poultry, not present in vegetables and fruits

Vitamin B12 is important for red blood cells production.

It is also important for peripheral nerve function

Vitamin B12 Deficiency is a silent disease

Severity of Vitamin B12 deficiency is inversely related to age

One cause of Vitamin B12 deficiency is malabsorption

The other cause is poor food intake function

It is a cause of peripheral neuropathy

There is heart failure and cardiomyopathy

There may be megaloblastic and pernicious anemia

There may be sub-acute combined degeneration of brain and dementia

Prevention of Vitamin B12 Deficiency is as important as treatment.

Treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency is taking vitamin B12 supplements

And a diet containing red meat, egg yolks, fortified milk and liver,

There are no vegetable sources such as whole grain cereals and green vegetables

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

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