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Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Folate Deficiency - Causes ... Decreased Folic Acid ↓ Intake ... differential #diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Inadequate Intake ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... • Diet: ↓ Intake ... Iron #Deficiency #Causes ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... are the leading cause ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Decreased GI Uptake ... - Poor dietary intake ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Decreased / Inadequate Intake ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
- Massive PO intake ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Diagnosis Poor Intake ... Low #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
Decreased dietary intake ... folate that can cause ... deficiency if intake ... Alcoholics have a poor intake ... diagnosis #hematology #nutrition
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... relative solute intake ... Excessive Free water intake ... polydipsia), Low solute intake ... differential #diagnosis #table