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Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
C Deficiency) - ... C deficiency can ... • Poor wound healing ... , or any other cause ... #Pathophysiology
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
Inhibited Pathway caused ... by N2O, leading ... use of N2O can cause ... B12 deficiency. ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... diagram shows normal ... most possible causes ... The vitamin B12 ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin ... deficiency (thiamine ... • Pellagra • Vitamin ... D deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Delayed Fracture Healing ... NSAIDS • Ca2 / Vitamin ... D deficiency Hypertrophic ... deviations from normal ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... MS) • Check Vitamin ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... work properly, leading ... • Nutritional: vitamin ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper deficiency
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Fracture Healing ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... osteoblasts - Vitamin ... D Deficiency - ... #msk #Staging #pathophysiology