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 ... - Cobalamin Decreased ... Celiac disease, IBD ... #Cobalamin #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... β€’ Common Causes ... : β€’ Worsening macrocytic ... diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation
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
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 β€’ Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 β€’
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... DAT (-) β†’ G6PD Deficiency ... Hypochromic & microcytic ... #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,
Algorithm β€’ 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... /other causes β€’ ... #Algorithm #diagnosis