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Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency ... causes clinical ... C deficiency causes ... causes failure ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... Pernicious anemia, Bypass ... BrighamChiefs #Vitamin ... #B12 #Deficiency
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
Inhibited Pathway caused ... active form of Vitamin ... use of N2O can cause ... B12 deficiency. ... #Pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
C Deficiency) - ... C deficiency can ... , or any other cause ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... the top is a B12-deficient ... The vitamin B12 ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Rachitic Rosary of Rickets on Physical Exam

Bead-like prominences of bone are seen at the costochondral joints.
mineralization causes ... Rosary #Rickets #PhysicalExam ... #chest #Ribs #VitaminD ... #deficiency #endocrinology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass ... • Persistent nausea ... Supplementation #Gastric #Bypass ... Surgery #bariatric #gastroenterology ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin ... deficiency (thiamine ... • Pellagra • Vitamin ... D deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... causes increased ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... #gastroenterology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... Pernicious anemia/B12 deficiency ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... Phosphatase: • Other causes