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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 ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... IBD, cancer) #Iron ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Diagnosis Hereditary ... Crohn's disease, Celiac ... , or excessive oral ... supplementation) or iron
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... of Iron Deficiency ... or colon ulcer, Celiac ... Vascular ectasia(s), Portal ... #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... have had prior evaluations ... did not yield a diagnosis ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... bowel syndrome • Celiac
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... administration, evaluation ... discern these causes ... Ehlers Danlos Nutrition ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Amyloidosis - Nutritional ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Drugs: Oral ... Scaling, pustules, crusts ... • Laboratory evaluation ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... #nutrition
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... ) - Diagnosis and ... can lead to iron ... , or any other cause ... with 1 g/day of oral