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Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency ... Macrocytic RBC: Vitamin B12 ... Cell Agglutinate: Cold ... , Paroxysmal cold ... RBC #Morphology #differential
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... neuropathy (DM, B12 ... Coordination/Strength: B12 ... Deficiency/Syphilis ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... , Copper deficiency ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... of anemia include ... • hemolytic anemia ... younger pts) Differential ... disease #hemolytic #anemia
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
form of Vitamin B12 ... of the spinal cord ... deficiency. ... The classic clinical ... of pernicious anemia
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal Cord ... heavy metals), Critical ... : Acid maltase deficiency ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology