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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... upper limb) • Nutritional ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... Deficiency It ... inadequate to diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition ... #Hematology #ComparisonTable
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Underproduction Diagnostic ... Algorithm - Iron deficiency ... disease - Vitamin B12 ... and/or folate deficiency ... #workup
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Macrocytic Anemia • 812 ... , Folate Deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology ... #workup
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelodysplasia Nutritional ... deficiency: • ... B12/folate/combined ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diseases: • GATA2 deficiency ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis Nutritional ... consumption • Vitamin B12 ... #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Rebound effect from treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative with IgA deficiency ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
Deficiency • Inadequate ... deficiency. 10- ... deficiency. ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #nutrition