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Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... conditions • Anorexia ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
upper limb) • Nutritional ... risk factor for nutritional ... Bariatric surgery • Anorexia ... treatment can improve symptoms ... Management #neurology #nutrition
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... swelling, myalgia, anorexia ... non-specific viral symptoms ... with anorexia,
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Inadequate Intake: - Anorexic ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Menkes disease • Nutritional ... Total parenteral nutrition ... /jejunal nutrition ... #riskfactors #symptoms ... #nutrition
Causes of Nutrient Malabsorption in Children

#Nutrient #Malabsorption #Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Differential #Gastroenterology #Nutrition
Causes of Nutrient ... Gastroenterology #Nutrition
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
access to food • Anorexia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nutrition
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Akathisia Incr 5-HT: Anorexia ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... Weight loss • Anorexia ... Androgens: • Symptoms ... physical: - Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
depression - Anorexia ... hypotension - Nausea ... nervous system symptoms ... Headache, visual symptoms ... Insufficiency #Signs #Symptoms