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The diagnostic process typically involves: Clinical history taking, focusing on symptoms (fatigue, neurological changes, dietary habits) Physical examination for signs of anaemia or neurological impairment Blood tests including full blood count, serum B12, and often folate levels Additional investigations such as intrinsic factor antibodies or parietal cell antibodies if pernicious anaemia is suspected For borderline results, additional tests like holotranscobalamin (active B12) may be considered NICE guidance recommends that treatment should commence based on clinical presentation if neurological symptoms are present, without waiting for laboratory confirmation, as delays can result in irreversible nerve damage
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Getting The Best Out Of B12: Injections, Pills Or Food B12, or to give it its full name Cobalamin, is a water-soluble B-vitamin that plays a vital role in various areas of our health and wellbeing
Malabsorption (insufficient intake of vitamin B12in the intestine) due to insufficient production of intrinsic factor (a protein that is formed in the gastric mucosa and is required for the absorption of vitamin B12), Diseases in the end section of the ileum (part of the small intestine), e.g