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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... • Common Causes ... parasthesias, gait ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... B12 #Cobalamin #Deficiency
Criss-Cross Gait on Physical Exam 

Seen in Glucose Transporter type 1 Deficiency Syndrome

#CrissCross #Criss #Cross #Gait
Criss-Cross Gait ... Transporter type 1 Deficiency ... #Criss #Cross #Gait ... neurology #GLUT1 #deficiency
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... • Nutritional deficiency ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... dysfunction - Dietary deficiency ... dysfunction and gait ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency
Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Instability and Gait ... Disease #Medication #Treatment
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
wasting, vitamin D deficiency ... (from multiple causes ... weakness, waddling gait ... of underlying cause ... mild-mod vitamin D deficiency
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... avoid this, he raises ... This type of gait ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... hip (Escarvante gait
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
• Apo-A1 Deficiency ... Disease • LCAT Deficiency ... 100 • LDLr deficiency ... • Familial LPL Deficiency ... • Apo-Cll Deficiency
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Causes of Hypermagnesemia ... or enemas - Treatment ... Mineralocorticoid deficiency ... Hypermagnesemia #Causes