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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Drugs, H pylori, Celiac ... Inflammation: IBD, Chronic ... disease (↑ hepcidin ... #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Loss (without anaemia ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... #nutrition
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... disorders • Celiac ... disease Tissue ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Algorithm Celiac ... disease • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... without discernable cause ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (<80 fL) • Iron ... of Chronic Disease ... of Chronic Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
is secondary to ... iron deficiency ... as well as anemia ... of chronic disease ... #Algorithm #Ferritin
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption • Celiac ... - Secondary Malabsorption ... endoscopy) • Celiac
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Vitamin D - Bone disease ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... Trace Minerals: • Iron ... immune function, diarrhea ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... • Early Iron ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... , Celiac sprue, ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... supplementation) or iron ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition