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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
• Parasitic Malabsorption ... : • Lactase Deficiency ... Primary Immuno-Deficiency ... Dissacharidase Deficiency
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
of Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... infection, B12 malabsorption ... #Vitamin #B12 #Deficiency
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Food-bound cobalamin malabsorption ... ileal resection Malabsorption ... Transcobalamin II deficiency ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Hemophilia A - Deficiency ... Hemophilia B - Deficiency ... • Vitamin K Deficiency ... , Antibiotics, Malabsorption ... diagnosis #hematology #deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... hemosiderosis • Malabsorption ... Zinc excess or deficiency ... , Copper deficiency ... MatthewHoMD #Iron #Deficiency
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
• Vitamin D Deficiency ... Intake - Dietary deficiency ... Decreased Intake - Malabsorption
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
chronic disease/malabsorptive ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Intestinal malabsorption ... • Vitamin D deficiency
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency ... develop folate deficiency ... • Malabsorption ... underlying mild folate deficiency ... functional folate deficiency
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... NikitaSonaliyaD #Fat #Malabsorption
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
lysosomal acid lipase deficiency ... triglycerides, a deficiency ... , which causes malabsorption