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Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
anemia, Bypass/gastrectomy ... #differential #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atrophic gastritis, Gastrectomy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
#percutaneous #gastrostomy ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
- Differential Diagnosis ... post-bariatric surgery, gastrectomy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Banding • Sleeve Gastrectomy ... Bariatric #Surgery #Diagnosis
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Surgery - Post-gastrectomy ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atrophic gastritis, Gastrectomy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI) - Diagnostic Algorithm
PEI definite:
 • Total pancreatectomy
 • Severe chronic pancreatitis
 •
Insufficiency (PEI) - Diagnostic ... Cystic fibrosis • Gastrectomy ... Insufficiency #PEI #Diagnosis
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
ANATOMIES: Billroth II gastrectomy ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Intestinal bypass, gastrectomy ... #Differential #Diagnosis