Dimensions
140 x 216 x 7mm
Anaemia, or lack of red blood cells, is common, and can be a symptom of a serious underlying disorder. It has a number of causes, and this book stresses that it's vital to find and treat these, rather than just prescribing iron tablets.
Topics include:
- Types of anaemia
- Tests and diagnosis
- Anaemia in menstruation and pregnancy
- Anaemia due to other blood loss, eg pernicious anaemia, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and tumours
- The controversial question of nutritional anaemia
- The anaemias of old age
- Sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia
- Rare forms of the disease
