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Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Blood loss: GI ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... other chronic inflammatory ... #Fe #algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... without anaemia): GI ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... ) #Iron #Deficiency
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... #Functional #GI ... #IBDAlgorithm # ... IBD #Algorithm #
Intestinal Manifestations of HIV, IBD in HIV - IBD Algorithm

HIV + IBD Background
HIV + IBD Treatment
Intestinal
in HIV - IBD Algorithm ... HIV + IBD Treatment ... Intestinal TB (ITB) GI ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... gastroenterology #IBDAlgorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... malignancy • Iron
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Blood loss: GI ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
storage form of iron ... increased GI absorption ... of iron. ... Iron overload - ... overload from inflammatory
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... of GI Bleed Upper ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
an increase in inflammatory ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... endpoint of all-cause
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... celiac disease • Iron-deficiency ... without discernable cause ... whipple) • Inflammatory ... (IBD, eosinophilic