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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... Overuse of zinc, Ingestion ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... , Excess alcohol
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
of Alcohol Use ... diarrhea; naltrexone ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Treatment #AUD ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... Checklist History and ... severity - Measure nutritional ... - Evaluate for infection ... Radiographic evaluation Medication
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Syndrome - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... a precipitant: Medications ... , Alcohol abuse, ... Side effects: Diarrhea
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... Management Methanol ... #toxicology #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
gastric acidity, medications ... pain, diarrhea ... , intestinal), alcohol ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #nutrition
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Management Summary ... Precipitants: Infection ... Constipation, Alcohol ... to maintain 2-3 bowel ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Bowel Disease ( ... Key Points • Nutrition ... diarrhea - Dr ... #comparison #table ... #management #treatment
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... - Screen for infection ... , blood, urine and ... N-acetylcysteine - Enteral nutrition
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management