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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... • Nutritional: ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency ... #riskfactors #symptoms ... #nutrition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
upper limb) • Nutritional ... risk factor for nutritional ... deficiency! ... treatment can improve symptoms ... Management #neurology #nutrition
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Scheme Paget's Disease ... • Vitamin D Deficiency ... • Phosphate Deficiency ... • Poor Nutrition ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... FEP, serum iron, saturation-worthless ... TIBC-specific for iron deficiency ... Anemia #Chronic #Disease
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper Deficiency ... Hereditary: - Menkes disease ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... supplements #Copper #Deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Folate Deficiency ... Absorption: Coeliac disease ... drkeithsiau #Folate #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Edema, Celiac disease ... • Inflammatory Disease ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Leukemia) • GI diseases ... liver or kidney disease ... decr activity, nutrition ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
secondary to iron deficiency ... anemia of chronic disease ... Diagnosis #Iron #Deficiency ... #Transferrin #Saturation
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #nutrition