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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... Musculoskeletal: Low ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms ... #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... , K, Mg2+) • Slow ... #Differential #Diagnosis
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... Anticholinergic: low ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... #management #nutrition
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
burning, nausea, diarrhea ... palpitations • Symptoms ... eating fish Management ... Fish #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
Vitamin or folic ... Total parenteral nutrition ... Gastrointestinal loss (diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Potassium
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
hormonal imbalances (low ... LH levels) and vitamin ... loss of HCO3- in diarrhea ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms