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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Overfeeding • Short ... #Differential # ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential ... CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional ... deficiency • Toxic ... : EtOH, Meds, Heavy ... metals, Vitamin
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
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... deficiency (thiamine ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... D deficiency ... #Differential #
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
: • Vitamin A - ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... immune function, diarrhea ... #nutrition #table ... #differential #
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... • Small bowel diarrhea ... Hyperparathyroidism • Vitamin ... D Deficiency/Resistance ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Purpura - Differential Diagnosis
Disruption in Vascular Integrity: 
 • Trauma, Infection, Vasculitis, Drug induced
Causes of Purpura ... - Differential ... vascular disorders, Nutritional ... deficiencies (Vitamin ... Clotting factor deficiency
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nutrition
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Muscle Weakness • Vitamin ... D Deficiency ... Disease • Poor Nutrition ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
folate that can cause ... mobilize folate stores ... depleted tissue stores ... #FolicAcid #differential ... diagnosis #hematology #nutrition