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Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... Intestine: SIBO, Celiac ... disease, IBD, Lymphoma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
D - Bone disease ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... B12 - Macrocytic ... #nutrition #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin ... Drugs, H pylori, Celiac ... : IBD, Chronic disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition
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 B12 intake ... , coeliac disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... Inflammatory: MS ... GPA • Other: Vitamin ... B12, Spinocerebellar ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional ... • Toxic: EtOH, Meds ... Heavy metals, Vitamin
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... related to IBD, celiac ... disease, other ... #management #nutrition
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
certain foods or meds ... serologic testing for celiac ... Consider testing for celiac ... disease Inflammatory ... differential #testing #evaluation
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... administration, evaluation ... discern these causes ... Ehlers Danlos Nutrition ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
) • Check Vitamin ... B12 and copper ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Deficiency: - Vitamin ... B12, E, D, copper