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Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential Diagnosis ... storage form of iron ... absorption of iron ... Iron overload - ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... release Diagnosis ... endpoint of all-cause ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
The Iron Cross of Weakness - Teaching Script Differential

 - Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP

#Weakness #IronCross #Differential
The Iron Cross of ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Labs: Ferritin, iron ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... hypovolemia - Severe iron ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Deficiency (Eg Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Others: Hemolysis, Iron ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary Fibrosis

#Pulmonary #Fibrosis #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary ... Fibrosis #Pulmonary ... #Fibrosis #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis