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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... gastritis, Bariatric surgery ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... ) #Iron #Deficiency
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
Carotid Blowout Syndrome (CBS) on Physical Examination

Carotid blowout syndrome in a patient with late-stage oral tongue
Carotid Blowout Syndrome ... late-stage oral tongue cancer ... head and neck cancer ... have undergone surgery ... head and neck cancer
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... sprue, IBD, Bypass surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis, surgery ... mets- prostate cancer ... Hypophosphatemia: Vitamin D Deficiency ... #Causes #algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • GH Deficiency ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Binders, Vitamin D Deficiency ... Vitamin D: Vit D Deficiency ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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LOW VIT D - Deficiency ... Formation: Hungy Bone Syndrome ... most common) - Surgery ... - DiGeorge Syndrome ... #differential #algorithm
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... pregnancy • Bariatric surgery ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome
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