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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 Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammation: IBD ... , Chronic disease ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #anemia
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 #Thrombocytosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Loss (without anaemia ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... Celiac disease, IBD ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
• Autoimmune— Crohn's ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... Celiac disease • IBD ... #Causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... : Anemia, Arrhythmia
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Pathophysiology: Chronic ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitium • ILD ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... Autoimmune - Pernicious anaemia ... insufficiency, Crohn ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis