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Hypocalcemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Magnesium deficiency
 - Hypoparathyroidism 
 - Hypoalbuminemia (Pseudohypocalcemia)
 - Vitamin D
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Magnesium deficiency ... Pseudohypocalcemia) - Vitamin ... D deficiency - ... #endocrinology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional ... deficiency • Toxic ... Heavy metals, Vitamin ... #causes #neurology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Bypass Fat-Soluble Vitamins ... : • Vitamin A - ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... oculomotor dysfunction, gait ... #nutrition #table
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism 
 • Possible Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tuberculosis) • Vitamin ... Osteolytic Metastasis, Vitamin ... #Causes #endocrinology
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Muscle Weakness • Vitamin ... D Deficiency ... Disease • Poor Nutrition ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin ... drkeithsiau #Iron #Deficiency ... #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperparathyroidism • Vitamin ... D Deficiency/Resistance ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
D deficiency (from ... multiple causes ... weakness, waddling gait ... of underlying cause ... D deficiency
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
C Deficiency) - ... • Persons with psychiatric ... Psychiatric symptoms ... C deficiency can ... , or any other cause
Causes of Purpura - Differential Diagnosis
Disruption in Vascular Integrity: 
 • Trauma, Infection, Vasculitis, Drug induced
Causes of Purpura ... vascular disorders, Nutritional ... deficiencies (Vitamin ... Clotting factor deficiency ... nonpalpable #palpable #Causes