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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 ... Athletes • Blood Loss ... Inflammation: IBD, Chronic ... #Deficiency #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Blood Loss (without ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Increased hepcidin: Chronic ... arthritis and other chronic ... of absorption): Celiac ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... Increased copper loss ... Crohn's disease, Celiac ... supplementation) or iron
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... have had prior evaluations ... Anorexia, weight loss ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
• Dietary: Iron ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... • Laboratory evaluation ... • Chronic ... iron deficiency
Celiac Disease - Clinical Manifestations
Gastrointestinal Manifestations: 
 • Diarrhea, Loose stools, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Chronic abdominal pain,
Celiac Disease - ... abdominal pain, ... Anorexia, Weight loss ... , Hepatitis • Iron-deficiency ... herpetiformis #Celiac
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Pinpoint areas (less ... Amyloidosis - Nutritional ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... • Common Causes ... related to IBD, celiac ... total body stores Evaluation ... diagnosis #management #nutrition
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
age-arteriosclerosis (less ... conditions) • Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... disorders - Chronic ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal