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Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if ... fatigue despite disease ... /other causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... to IBD, celiac disease ... , alcohol use, symptoms
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Sickle-cell disease ... co-existent G6PD deficiency ... #SickleCell ... Crisis #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms
Clinical Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease

Anaemia
Infection
Painful crises
Priapism
Splenomegaly
Long Term Problems - Short stature and delayed puberty, Stroke
Clinical Manifestations ... Painful crises ... Psychosocial problems #SickleCell ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... • Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... mineralization Symptoms
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... presentations and disease ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency