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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Loss (without anaemia ... (IBD, cancer)
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... : Gl lesions / cancer ... Inflammation: IBD, Chronic ... disease (↑ hepcidin ... #diagnosis #anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Increased hepcidin: Chronic ... kidney disease, ... Waldenstroms, Rheumatoid arthritis ... and other chronic
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs ... • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... to treatment ... without discernable cause
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... anemia #Thrombocytosis
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... less compliant arteries ... - Severe iron deficiency ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
of Copper Deficiency ... , Chronic diarrhoea ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Haematological: Anaemia ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... anemia, Rebound ... effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... • Infections: Chronic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... or folic acid deficiency ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... • Copper deficiency
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... foreign body, cancer ... #differential #causes