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Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... of Iron Deficiency ... Idiopathic ulcers, Crohn's ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... treat underlying cause ... Potomania - Tea ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Glucocorticoid Deficiency
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Hereditary ... ulcerative colitis, Crohn's ... #Differential #
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
- Differential ... Diagnosis Biliary ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... Pancreatic lipase deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... insufficiency, Crohn ... 's disease, coeliac ... low #cobalamin #differential ... #diagnosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Iron-deficiency ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Diagnosis Framework ... Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn ... ’s Disease • Asthma ... : • Iron deficiency ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Inflammatory: Crohn's ... disease, Eosinophilic ... #gastroenterology
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Méniére's Disease ... Vitamin A, B, Zinc Deficiency ... External or Middle Ear ... #Causes