Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
49.9M 14.4K 7.6K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
9 results
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 ... #B12 #Deficiency ... #Cobalamin #differential
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 ... B12 deficiency ... #Workup #AAFP
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 β€’ Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin ... Inflammation: IBD ... drkeithsiau #Iron #Deficiency ... #Causes #differential
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... - Differential ... Hypophosphatemia: Vitamin ... D Deficiency ... #Causes #algorithm
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
 β€’
Causes of Polyneuropathy ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency ... Heavy metals, Vitamin
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
AAFP - Tremor Evaluation -> Rule out Inorganic Cause
Crawford, P, Zimmerman, EE. Differentiation and Diagnosis of
AAFP - Tremor Evaluation ... out Inorganic Cause ... Inorganic #Nonorganic #Causes ... #Differential # ... 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
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... ) Deficiency Etiology ... β€’ Common Causes ... diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation