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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... of copper-rich foods ... Total parenteral nutrition ... /jejunal nutrition ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology ... #nutrition
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
and Treatment of Nutritional ... Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Bariatric #Surgery #Diagnosis ... Complications #Nutrition
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... early enteral nutrition ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Possible Causes ... Conditions: blue diaper syndrome ... tyrosinemia, Gilbert syndrome ... (Purple Urine Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Glucan-containing gauzes ... Most specific for diagnosing ... both in enteral nutrition ... ), Foods (tea, milk ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #Management #treatment
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Metabolic / Nutritional ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology