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Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Hereditary: - Menkes disease ... , Celiac sprue, ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... supplementation) or iron
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Consider tumor • Upper ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Acute Abdominal Pain ... • Infantile Colic ... Pneumonia Left Upper ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin Disease ... Zinc deficiency, Copper ... of any comorbid disease ... • Laboratory evaluation ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... , diarrhea related ... to IBD, celiac ... disease, other malabsorptive ... total body stores Evaluation