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Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thyroid Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypothyroidism:
 • Hasimoto’s
 • Radioactive Iodine 
 • Hypopituitarism
 • Iodine
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypopituitarism • Iodine Deficiency ... Medications • Surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... menses), Epistaxis, Surgery ... disease, Bypass surgery ... tony_breu #Iron #Deficiency
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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LOW VIT D - Deficiency ... most common) - Surgery ... Radiation - Mg+ deficiency ... #differential #algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis, surgery ... Hypophosphatemia: Vitamin D Deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #algorithm
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... mesentericischemia #comparison
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 5-a Reductase deficiency ... a Hydroxylase deficiency ... Pituitary: • Surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption, Vit D deficiency ... (i.e. thyroid surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
long-term outcomes or comparison ... volume reduction surgery ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm