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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 ... B12 Deficiency ... anemia, Bypass/gastrectomy ... #Vitamin #B12 #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Atrophic gastritis, Gastrectomy ... tony_breu #Iron #Deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
PEG Tube Placement - Scoping Summary
 • PEG: Push vs Pull Technique
 • Most Common Indications
meal) - In case ... PEG contact your pharmacist ... #percutaneous #gastrostomy
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... Surgery - Post-gastrectomy ... Transcobalamin II deficiency ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... post-bariatric surgery, gastrectomy ... supplements #Copper #Deficiency
Temporalis Muscle Wasting: Loss of temporalis muscle mass commonly seen in cases of significant 
catabolism and/or
commonly seen in cases ... generalized nutritional deficiency ... In this case, patient ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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Causes of Hypocalcemia ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... Intestinal bypass, gastrectomy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
epithelial metaplasia caused ... by vitamin A deficiency ... Vitamin A deficiency ... can also cause ... NEJM #clinical #photo
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Disaccharidase deficiency ... vagotomy, partial gastrectomy ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Causes