Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... by ordering a peripheral ... recovery also causes ... #VitaminB12 #Folate
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 β€’ Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
cardiomyopathy) β€’ Folate ... - Macrocytic anemia ... B12 - Macrocytic anemia ... muscle weakness, peripheral ... vitamin #nutrition #table
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 β€’ Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 β€’
Hemolytic Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hereditary: β€’ Peripheral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... require emergent evaluation ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm ... #Central #Peripheral
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... , Anemia β€’ Prevalence ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... β€’ Supplement folate ... /other causes β€’
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... FOR TESTING: β€’ Peripheral ... during medical evaluation ... for secondary causes ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
β€’ Common Causes ... Worsening macrocytic anemia ... wt loss β€’ If anemia ... total body stores Evaluation ... findings, HSM, LN, peripheral
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Uosm <100): Renal Losses ... little relative solute ... polydipsia), Low solute ... differential #diagnosis #table
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications ... of incomplete evacuation ... Subclassifications #Classes
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≀6 months old on day β‰₯7
Evaluation of suspected ... Check for classic ... Albumin ≀3.0 g/dL, anemia ... purposes of this algorithm ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm