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Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... Framework and Clinical ... Causes of Thiamine Deficiency ... alcoholism - TPN - Gastric ... Malnutrition - Gastric
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Encephalopathy Treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
- Ischemia and Gastric ... , Klebsiella), Gastric ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... malabsorption (d/t reduced gastric ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... B12 #Cobalamin #Deficiency
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric ... Likely hydropneumothorax ... oesophageal rupture, hydropneumothorax ... and gastric contents ... Ultrasound #POCUS #clinical
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
testing and expedite treatment ... with clinical trials ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... cell transplant, clinical ... Diagnosis #MRI #Clinical
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
1 antitrypsin deficiency ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... mevalonate kinase deficiency ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
the setting of Gastric ... Other Causes: • Critical ... Catecholamine Deficiency