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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... respiratory failure • Neurologic
Medications for the Management of Anemia

TREATMENT OF ANEMIA
 - Cyanocobalamin/B12
 - Erythropoietin/epoetin alfa
 - Darbepoetin alfa
Management of Anemia ... TREATMENT OF ANEMIA ... Cyanocobalamin/B12 ... OF SICKLE CELL ANEMIA ... Pentoxifylline #Anemia
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
E - Haemolytic anaemia ... • Thiamine B1 ... • Riboflavin B2 ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... - Anaemia, neurological
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Anemia - Underproduction ... Iron deficiency anemia ... - Anemia of chronic ... inflammation - Anemia ... disease - Vitamin B12
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
of macrocytic anemia ... and a vitamin B12 ... elevated, but anemia ... megaloblastic anemia ... that occur with B12
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Low Serum B12 ... • Pernicious Anemia ... - Low Serum B12 ... • Rule out B12
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin B12 ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... pylori infection, B12 ... BrighamChiefs #Vitamin #B12
Differential Diagnosis of Anemias #Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Iron #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic #Normocytic #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Anemias ... Diagnosis #IM #Honc #Anemia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Iron deficiency anemia ... Macrocytic RBC: Vitamin B12 ... iron deficiency anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Erythropoiesis (B12 ... in pernicious anemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology