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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... deficiency. ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... Algorithm #Workup #AAFP
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ) deficiency, commonly ... and retrograde amnesia ... #vitaminB1 #B1 #
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 ... antagonists #VitaminB12 ... #cobalamin #differential
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... Oxygen, Opiates U - Uremia ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... #encephalopathy ... #diagnosis #differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... , Hepatic encephalopathy ... Hypercarbia, Vitamin deficiency ... Mental #Status #AMS ... Diagnosis #Causes
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
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... the cause of diminishing ... these conditions.12 ... disorders #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Dysfunction #AAFP
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
Out Secondary Causes ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential
Dysgeusia Causes - Principal Categories of Gustatory Dysfunction
A large number of medications have been implicated in
represent up to 12% ... is most likely caused ... Some data indicate ... help #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Dysfunction #AAFP