4 results
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac ... disease, IBD, Lymphoma ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low vitamin ... , coeliac disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... skin pallor • GI ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... total body stores Evaluation
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
during clinical evaluations ... Iron, folic acid, cobalamine ... of renal disease ... issues other than GI ... pathophysiology #differential