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Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... rice/processed grains ... Diuretic use - Renal ... renal failure:
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... Lung cancer • Renal ... Symptoms: • Salt craving ... Weakness • Low-grade
Grading System for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
 • Grade 0 - Asymptomatic - Radiographic superior vena
Grading System for ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... visual disturbances caused ... , hypotension, renal ... SVC #diagnosis #grading
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... Onset of diastolic ... disturbance, or acute ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
other medications leading ... - Cuteanous: acute ... diseases: myasthenia gravis ... caution] and G6PD deficiency ... of renal or hepatic
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... cardiac output - Acute ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... the underlying cause ... - Lower the diastolic ... with AEDs until cause
Causes of Hypocalcemia by Clinical Cause

Acute illness: pancreatitis, tumor lysis, severe illness - Secondary hyperparathyroidism from
by Clinical Cause ... Acute illness ... Malabsorption syndrome ... - Vitamin D deficiency ... gland removal Renal
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
circuit and can cause ... Acutely or over ... pump is trying to drain ... ), or impaired renal ... POST-CANNULATION SYNDROME
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
gluten-containing grains ... selective IgA deficiency ... mainly Sjogren’s syndrome ... and William’s syndromes ... test for whom clinical