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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Factors and Signs of Copper ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... consumption of copper-rich ... @drkeithsiau #Copper
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
not present in upper ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
and ptosis (both upper ... or induced by treatment ... The video highlights ... #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Vitamin B12, Copper ... deficiency - ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... motor neuron symptoms
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... or folic acid deficiency ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... • Copper deficiency
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Deficiency: - ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper