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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 ... Inflammation: IBD ... #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 ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... , cancer) #Iron ... #nutrition
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac ... disease • Iron-deficiency ... without discernable cause ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Non-infectious: IBD ... Bacterial overgrowth, Celiac ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Evaluation of Iron ... anemia, diagnose iron ... tests Test for celiac ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... Hemodialysis • Iron ... of absorption): Celiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac ... malignancy • Iron ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Crohn's disease, Celiac ... supplementation) or iron ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... Motility: Diet, IBS-C ... stabilizers, Diuretics, Iron ... : Scleroderma, Coeliac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Vit D, folate, iron ... • Persistent nausea ... behaviors and alcohol Nutritional ... Surgery #bariatric #gastroenterology ... #nutrition #Vitamin