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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
also causes an elevation ... deficiency is present ... deficiency. ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... Algorithm #Workup #AAFP
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... • Thiamine B1 ... paraesthesiae • Folate ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... #differential #
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ) deficiency, commonly ... and retrograde amnesia ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... (>100 fL) • B12 ... Folate Deficiency ... #MCV #Classification ... #Differential #
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False Elevation ... turnover • Iron, B-12 ... , or folate deficiency ... • Hemolytic anemia ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential ... • B12/Folate ... Deficiency • Aplastic ... #Classification ... #Approach #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Nonhypoxic • Type B1 ... #Differential # ... #typea #typeb #classification
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
these conditions.12 ... indicate cribriform plate ... with memory or neurologic ... disorders #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Dysfunction #AAFP