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Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... inadequate to diagnosis ... Since B12 is involved ... Also B12 is involved ... #Hematology #ComparisonTable
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Pregnancy
 - Pathophysiology
 - Pharmacotherapy
 - Nonpharmacological Treatment

Emory Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... Nonpharmacological Treatment ... and Hepatology ... #Pregnancy #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... of pregnancy • Bariatric ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... AI gastritis, Bariatric ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... excluded limb • Treatment ... and Hepatology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #management
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
celiac disease, CF, IBD ... Inhibitors (VIII is ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Treatment: • Global ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... is plasma exchange ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology