Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... Celiac disease, IBD ... #Cobalamin #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 β€’ Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 β€’ Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... #Fe #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... UC Anemia and IBD ... IDA and active IBD ... fatigue w/ active IBD ... /other causes β€’
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 β€’ Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammation: IBD ... drkeithsiau #Iron #Deficiency ... #Causes #differential
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
 β€’
Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency ... Non-Infectious: GBS
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... severe hypotension) is ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... Diagnosis #PEAArrest #Differential ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... if vitamin B12 deficiency
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... hypokalemia is ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... #differential #