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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammation: IBD ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #anemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Infectious: • Acute ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Loss (without anaemia ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... , cancer) #Iron ... #Deficiency #differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #deficiency #CHF
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... and IBD Pearls: ... IDA and active IBD ... /other causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... CHF, Hypertensive ... Tamponade • Chronic: Anemia
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
celiac disease • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #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 ... Diverticular bleed, • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes