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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Acute Thiamine (B1 ... ) Deficiency Clinical ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only ... Encephalopathy #Thiamine #B1
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... Diagnosis and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ) deficiency, commonly ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... #vitaminB1 #B1 #
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... Haemolytic anaemia, ataxia ... • Thiamine B1 ... #Vitamins #Deficiency
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... Framework and Clinical ... Causes of Thiamine Deficiency ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... Pernicious anemia/B12 deficiency ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ) - Waddling gait
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
effects including ataxia ... with vitamin B12 deficiency ... The classic clinical ... #Pathophysiology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration of the upper GIT ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... Presentation • Management ... #pharmacology #management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... slow - do not wait ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... parasthesias, gait ... B12 #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #management