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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 ... : IBD, Chronic disease ... differential #diagnosis #anemia ... #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Loss (without anaemia ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... ) #Iron #Deficiency ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron ... Deficiency Anemia ... or colon ulcer, Celiac ... Vascular ectasia(s), Portal ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper Deficiency ... , Celiac sprue, ... , or excessive oral ... supplementation) or iron ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition
Celiac Disease - Clinical Manifestations
Gastrointestinal Manifestations: 
 • Diarrhea, Loose stools, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Chronic abdominal pain,
Celiac Disease - ... Flatulence, Chronic abdominal ... , Hepatitis • Iron-deficiency ... anaemia • Arthralgia ... #Disease #signs
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... B12 #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... diagnosis #management #nutrition
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... rings of excess iron