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Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
achlorhydria Obstetric ... replacement therapy and pregnancy ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Oxygenation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Post-dates pregnancy ... Uterine Blood Flow ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fetal Factors: ... Uteroplacental Flow ... GrowthRestriction #Pregnancy ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Diagnostic Framework ... Approach - MCV) Low ... kidney disease, Acute ... morphologic #mcv #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... paraproteinemia, acute ... Malabsorption, Chronic ... • Normal or Low
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis, surgery, acute ... Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Chronic ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low ... Hypophosphatemia: Vitamin D Deficiency
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... infiltration) Differential ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Adolescence, Pregnancy ... , Lactation, Low
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... processed grains - Chronic ... utilization: - Pregnancy ... #Diagnosis #syndromes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Appropriately Low ... GI Absorption: Chronic ... Refeeding Syndrome, Acute