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Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (specifically: iron ... deficiency, hemolysis ... inflammatory disorders (e.g
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g ... Inflammation: IBD ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... release Diagnosis ... #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Diagnosis Hereditary ... ulcerative colitis, Crohn's ... zinc ingestion (e.g ... supplementation) or iron
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... Celiac disease • IBD ... #Causes
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult blood and/or iron ... deficiency anemia ... , asymptomatic IBD ... bowel source (e.g ... #Algorithm #Causes
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
midline part of the crown ... be triggered by iron ... deficiency, thyroid ... with animals (eg ... #differential #diagnosis