5 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... onset (acute vs. chronic ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Elite athletes • Chronic ... ): GI cancers, Donations ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... disease Inflammatory ... #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... ischemia • GI ... #Causes #Differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
skin pallor • GI ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... total body stores Evaluation