17 results
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... Malabsorption - Small intestinal ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #low
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Limited trial low ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... apical membranes of intestinal ... epithelial cells intestinal
The Effect of Zinc on the Enteral Absorption of Copper. Panel A shows how copper (Cu)
Panel A shows how ... enterocytes from the intestinal ... Panel B shows how ... zinc (Zn) causes ... of apoptosis of intestinal
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary intestinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... Classification #Causes
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
when transit is slow ... result from other causes ... hemorrhage may also cause ... transit through the intestinal ... #Differential #Causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... disorders of small intestine ... bariatric, gastric, intestinal ... leukopenia and/or low ... pit, low retic
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... the body louse, causes ... Now it is confined ... Given low sensitivity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Limited trial low ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... apical membranes of intestinal ... epithelial cells intestinal
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
apatite plaque, Low ... collecting duct plaque, Low ... in kidney and intestine ... , Low urinary citrate ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... osteomalacia • Intestinal ... , K, Mg2+) • Slow ... are the leading cause