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Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
B12 Deficiency ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... Gastritis Other: Medications ... #B12 #Deficiency ... #Cobalamin #differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Factor The maturation ... chronic blood loss), Vitamin ... B12, Folate • ... #differential # ... diagnosis #calculation
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... anemia, Rebound ... effect from treatment ... • Reaction to Medications ... Matthew Ho, MD
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
, GATA2 deficiency ... , CTLA4 deficiency ... - Antithyroid medications ... Idiopathic • Infections ... Treatment:
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
disease • Iron-deficiency ... anemia unresponsive ... to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Nutritional: vitamin ... B12 or folic acid ... deficiency • Exposure ... • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
with a candidal infection ... underlying nutritional deficiency ... iron, folic acid, vitamin ... B12, riboflavin ... require biopsy to differentiate
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
B12 and copper ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12 ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... - HIV/HAART medications