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Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... Celiac disease, IBD ... #B12 #Deficiency ... #Cobalamin #differential
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... At the top is a B12 ... -deficient diet. ... The vitamin B12 ... #Differential #
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... vitamin B12 intake ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #differential #
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... ) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... pain, diarrhea related ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Approach - MCV) Low ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
LOW RETIC INDEX - ↓ PRODUCTION
 • Vitamin
Causes of Anemia ... in Cirrhosis - Differential ... PRODUCTION • Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... Anemia #Cirrhosis #Differential
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
NSAIDS • Ca2 / Vitamin ... D deficiency Hypertrophic ... adequate blood flow ... inadequate blood flow ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... LV failure - Low ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Nutritional: vitamin ... B12 or folic acid ... deficiency • Exposure ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
e.g., diabetic, B12 ... deficiency) ... muscle wasting, slow ... - Alcohol-related ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential