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Iron Deficiency - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms

#Iron #Deficiency #Pathophysiology #diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Iron Deficiency ... - Pathophysiology ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Iron #Deficiency ... #Pathophysiology
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
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... Pathophsiology ... storage disorder • Deficiency ... #Gauchers #Disease ... Diagnosis #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
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
epidemiology of this disease ... history of the disease ... antibodies) -> Complete deficiency ... immunity Signs/Symptoms ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Hemoglobin - O2 Saturation ... without Pulmonary Disease ... Cyanotic Heart Disease ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Chronic Pulmonary Disease
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... Chronic kidney disease ... cell anemia, G6PD deficiency
Magnesium Deficiency and Alcoholism

Risks associated with Mg deficiency in alcoholism:
 • Affects protein synthesis. energy production,
Magnesium Deficiency ... atherosclerotic CVS disease ... • Depressive symptoms ... • Mg deficiency ... Alcoholism #alcohol #pathophysiology
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 ... • Renal Disease ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK