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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... • Metabolic: Menkes ... diseaseNutritional ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... Valvular heart disease ... Drugs/toxins • Metabolic ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... LOW VIT D - Deficiency ... , Kidney Disease ... (CKD) - Metabolism ... #differential #algorithm
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... from hormonal and metabolic ... due to chronic disease ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Neonates with undiagnosed congenital
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and Management ... Congenital Heart Disease ... with nonspecific symptoms ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... and Treatment Algorithm ... order to alleviate symptoms ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... improvement in symptoms ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... Diagnosis and Management ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... #Management
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Toxic • Nutrition ... • Metabolic ... • Tay-Sachs Disease ... • Niemann-Pick Disease
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if ... fatigue despite disease ... #diagnosis #management