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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Hemoptysis, Epistaxis, Stronglyoidiasis ... Gastrointestinal #Iron #Deficiency
Filariform larvae of Strongyloides strongylodiasis on sputum microscopy
BMT patient with abd pain and rash. Treated with
Strongyloides strongylodiasis ... Strongyloides #strongylodiasis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Disaccharidase deficiency ... Entamoeba histolytica, Strongyloidiasis
Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
Strongyloides #strongyloidiasis
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
and/or Folate Deficiency ... to diagnosis deficiency ... levels will be deficient ... accumulate in B12 deficiency ... tests for B12 deficiency
Pathophysiology and Effects of Insulin Deficiency

#Insulin #Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology
Effects of Insulin Deficiency ... #Insulin #Deficiency
Iron Deficiency - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms

#Iron #Deficiency #Pathophysiology #diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Iron Deficiency ... Symptoms #Iron #Deficiency
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
• Vitamin K deficiency ... • Factor VII deficiency ... Factor XI, IX, VIII deficiency ... II, fibrinogen deficiency
Pathophysiology of Iron Deficiency in CKD

Dr. Muner Mohamed @MunerMohamed1

#Iron #Deficiency #CKD #Pathophysiology #nephrology
Pathophysiology of Iron Deficiency ... MunerMohamed1 #Iron #Deficiency
Workup for Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency

#Workup #VitaminB12 #Folate #Deficiency #FolicAcid #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis #MacrocyticAnemia #Algorithm
B12 and Folate Deficiency ... VitaminB12 #Folate #Deficiency