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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 ... Others: Hemolysis, Iron ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... #Deficiency #Causes
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 ... #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... of Iron Deficiency ... or colon ulcer, Celiac ... Gastrointestinal #Iron ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Hemodialysis • Iron ... of absorption): Celiac ... #Deficiency #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Suspected Celiac ... and symptoms of celiac ... relatives with celiac ... disease • Iron-deficiency ... without discernable cause
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... - Structural: Celiac ... Zinc excess or deficiency ... , Copper deficiency ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Celiac Artery Trunk and Branches on Abdominal POCUS

#Celiac #Artery #Trunk #Abdominal #POCUS #Anatomy #Normal #clinical #ultrasound
Celiac Artery Trunk ... Abdominal POCUS #Celiac ... Abdominal #POCUS #Anatomy ... Normal #clinical #ultrasound
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Evaluation of Iron ... Deficiency Anemia ... deficiency if: ... tests Test for celiac ... #Deficiency #Anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... disorders • Celiac ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... absorption and iron ... endpoint of all-cause ... #deficiency #CHF