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Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... inadequate to diagnosis ... with low B12 stores ... normal tissue stores ... tissue folate stores
Types of Urinary Incontinence:
Stress Incontinence
Urge Incontinence (Overactive Bladder Syndrome)
Overflow Incontinence
Reflex Incontinence
Mixed Incontinence

#Diagnosis #Urinary #Incontinence #Types #Comparison
Incontinence: Stress ... Incontinence #Diagnosis ... Incontinence #Types #Comparison ... #Stress #Urge #
Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
- Differential Diagnosis ... age, estrogen deficiency ... - Slow urinary stream ... , stress incontinence ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Types of Chronic Urinary Incontinence

Type, Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Symptoms:
 - Stress
 - Urge
 - Mixed
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and Symptoms: - Stress ... Functional #Diagnosis ... Incontinence #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Stress
Types of Urinary Incontinence and Their Management:

The various types of urinary incontinence, along with the usual
management of each: Stress ... Functional #Diagnosis ... Incontinence #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Stress
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency ... develop folate deficiency ... mobilize folate stores ... depleted tissue stores ... #differential #diagnosis
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lithium • Stress ... texture at bald spots ... Major psychologic stress ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Mineral corticoid deficiency ... , Salt-losing deficiency ... Hypothyroidism, Stress ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency ... total body iron stores ... DharSaty #Iron #Deficiency ... #ferritin #Fe #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Primary Immuno-Deficiency ... Dissacharidase Deficiency ... Overfeeding • Short ... #Differential #Diagnosis