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Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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disease • Iron-deficiency ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Inflammatory (IBD
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Algorithm Diagnosis ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... HF with iron deficiency ... #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... #deficiency #CHF
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... endocrinology #causes