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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Is B12

Health Encyclopedia: Schilling Test

Alternative Names

Vitamin B-12 absorption test


What the risks are
  • Local reaction to injection of vitamin
  • Nausea
  • Feeling lightheaded

Special considerations


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Expert & Community Posts

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Study Shows B Vitamin Deficiencies Contribute to Memory Disorder
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

A Newswise article titled, "B-Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Vascular Cognitive Impairment," caught... Read more »

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Take Me Out of the Steroid Game: Implications for MS and Healthcare
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...rather than anabolic steroids and HGH, Brian gave him Vitamin B 12 and Lidocaine shots. That's a... Read more »

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Top 13 Vitamins: Are You Getting Enough?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

Generally speaking, those who consistently eat a varied, healthy diet should be able to obtain all... Read more »

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Do I Need to Be on Any Medications After a Terminal Ileum Resection?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

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Health Guide

Vitamin B-12 level
Normal Values Normal values are 200-900 pg/ml (picograms per milliliter). What abnormal results mean Values of less than 100 pg/ml indicate a significant deficiency of vitamin B-12,... Read more »
Methylmalonic acid
Normal Values Normal serum methylmalonic acid levels are 0.08 to 0.56 micromoles/L. Values higher than this may mean vitamin B-12 deficiency or a genetic disease resulting in high levels of... Read more »
Schilling test
Vitamin B-12 absorption test Normal Values Excreting 8-40% of the radioactive vitamin B-12 within 24 hours is normal. What abnormal results mean Low... Read more »
Vitamin B12
Food Sources Vitamin B12 is found in eggs, meat, poultry, shellfish, milk, and milk products. Read more »
Schilling test
Vitamin B-12 absorption test Read more »

Medications

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Esomeprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Pantoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

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Lansoprazole works by blocking acid production in the stomach. This medication is known as a proton... Read more »

Related News

B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »

Vitamin B12 Good for Older Brains
September 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Senior citizens interested in hanging on to their brain power may want to increase the amount of meat, fish and milk in their... Read summary »

Vitamins Dont Prevent Heart Disease
May 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds women who take folic acid and B vitamins do not reduce their overall risk for a heart attack. The study... Read summary »

Heavier Through the Generations
July 29, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »

Overview: Acid-reflux drugs may cause vitamin B12 deficiency
October 02, 2008

In this overview of acid-reflux health, Harvard physician Mary Pickett warns of possible vitamin B12 deficiency from long-term use of proton-pump... Read summary »