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Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
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Diabetic Kidney Disease ... Monitor vitamin B12 ... risk of vitamin B12 ... pharmacology #algorithm #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Monitor & correct B12 ... (B12, MMA) for ... symptoms even if wnl B12 ... fatigue despite disease ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... Etiology: • Vit B12 ... to IBD, celiac disease ... who don't take B12 ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... Check Vitamin B12 ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Deficiency: - Vitamin B12 ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin B12 ... : SIBO, Celiac disease ... pylori infection, B12 ... BrighamChiefs #Vitamin #B12
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... Other: Vitamin B12 ... Demyelinating #Diseases
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Neuritis, Meniere's Disease ... Cardiac: Valvular Disease ... neuropathy (DM, B12 ... Dysfunction: Parkinson's disease ... Coordination/Strength: B12
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
anemia, Chronic disease ... Macrocytic RBC: Vitamin B12 ... deficiency, Liver Disease ... Uremia, Liver disease ... Hemoglobin SS disease
Medications for the Management of Anemia

TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
 - Cyanocobalamin/B12
 - Erythropoietin/epoetin alfa
 - Darbepoetin alfa
Medications for the Management ... Cyanocobalamin/B12 ... #Medications #Management
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Low Serum B12 ... - Low Serum B12 ... • Pancreatic Disease ... • Rule out B12 ... • Liver Disease