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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 ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... #Deficiency #Causes ... 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 ... Deficiency - Differential ... Crohn's disease, Celiac ... supplementation) or iron ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... persons with poor nutrition ... can lead to iron ... , or any other cause ... Pathophysiology #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Amyloidosis - Nutritional ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #