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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Erosive gastritis, Gastric ... lesions, Watermelon stomach ... Gastrointestinal #Iron #Deficiency ... Anemia #Causes #differential
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI Losses - Gastric
 • Vomiting
 • NG suction
GI
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Algorithm GI Losses - Gastric ... Syndrome • Enzyme deficiency ... MetabolicAlkalosis #NonGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential ... <20 meq/L • Gastric ... -ß hydroxylase deficiency ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
or aquaporin-2 deficiency ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
mineralocorticoid deficiency ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
of Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... • Abnormal gastric ... due to lack of stomach ... • Deficient intrinsic ... #differential #