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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Drugs, H pylori, Celiac ... Inflammation: IBD ... Deficiency #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #anemia ... #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Loss (without anaemia ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
disease • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... - Structural: Celiac ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Differential #
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Micronutrient Deficiencies ... Trace Minerals: • Iron ... uw_IMresidency #nutrient #Deficiencies ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... #table #differential
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Vit D, folate, iron ... behaviors and alcohol Nutritional ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... Surgery #bariatric #gastroenterology ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Non-infectious: IBD ... Bacterial overgrowth, Celiac ... Diarrhea #Chronic #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Deficiency Anemia ... patients with anemia ... tests Test for celiac ... #Deficiency #Anemia ... workup #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
and Treatment of Nutritional ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... Complications #Nutrition ... #Deficiencies # ... Gastroenterology