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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
/preschoolers, Pregnancy ... , EPO treatment, ... Loss (without anaemia ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... #differential #diagnosis
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... : • Maternal anemia ... Vasculopathy (SLE, Type ... Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... , GATA2 deficiency ... Treatment: ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... or folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Period • Breast-feeding ... deteriorating on medical ... management #cardiology #treatment
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
Malnutrition, pregnancy ... (glycine deficiency ... impairment • Type ... high index of clinical ... #management #treatment