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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... anemia. ... elevated, but anemia ... megaloblastic anemia ... #Anemia #VitaminB12
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
anemiaVitamin ... B12 - Macrocytic ... anemia, cognitive ... Minerals: • Iron - Anemia ... cognitive dysfunction, anemia
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Framework for Anemia ... thalassemia • Anemia ... Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Drugs Oval Macrocytes ... • Pernicious Anemia ... • Pernicious Anemia ... #Anemia #Macrocytosis
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... Intestine: SIBO, Celiac ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... BrighamChiefs #Vitamin ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... without discernable cause ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... vitamin B12 intake ... Autoimmune - Pernicious anaemia ... Crohn 's disease, coeliac
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... anemia, yellow ... wt loss • If anemia ... - CBC, PBS - anemia
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Anemia is described ... anemia (MCV<80 ... MCV 80-100 fl) & macrocytic ... These causes could
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell ... Hyperfunction • Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... Toxin Exposure #Anosmia ... #Causes