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Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
active IBD: IV Fe ... > PO FEFe Carboxymaltose ... & Fe Sucrose > ... IV FE formulations ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... FE Urate post correction ... #Hyponatremia #Management
Iron Replacement - Non-meat Sources of Iron and Iron Content (mg)
1. One iron pill per day
Replacement #Sources #Fe ... FoodList #Nutrition #Management
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Anemia/blood loss (Fe
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
TIBC increased - Fe ... normal/decreased - Fe
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
excretion of Sodium (FE ... Injury (AKI) FE ... Necrosis (ATN) FE
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Comparison #Table #Fe
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Decreased Excretion FE
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Excretion - Renal FE
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
IDA #ferritin #Fe