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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
of Copper Deficiency ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... of copper-rich foods ... #diagnosis #signs ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms
Iron Deficiency - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms

#Iron #Deficiency #Pathophysiology #diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Iron Deficiency ... and Symptoms ... #Iron #Deficiency ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
recurrence of signs ... and symptoms • ... dilution (E, 4-fold ... development of signs ... and symptoms
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #nutrition
Epiploic Appendagitis
Epiploic appendages = Small fat-filled pouches of visceral peritoneum that hang from teniae coli
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Epiploic Appendagitis ... 7% of patients diagnosed ... actually have appendagitis ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nutrition
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
decr activity, nutrition ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Celiac Disease - Diagnosis ... suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... disease • Iron-deficiency ... unresponsive to treatment