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Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Crohn's > UC Anemia ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... report dehydration as ... /other causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... • Severe iron deficiency ... anemia (reduced ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
deficiency -> Lack ... of B12 as a cofactor ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Check Vitamin B12 ... • Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... #differential
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Dialyzer is rigid case ... permanent (such as ... (Sustained low efficiency ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... RRT #managment #nephrology