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Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff ... Syndrome - Thiamine ... to longstanding thiamine ... vitaminB1 #B1 #thiamine ... Encephalopathy #Korsakoff
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... presentation of Thiamine ... -> Therefore, Korsakoff ... @neudrawlogy #Korsakoff
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... • Increased thiamine ... hyperventilation Wernicke-Korsakoff ... consistent with WKS • Korsakoff ... pathophysiology #wernickes #korsakoff
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine ... - Intravenous thiamine ... glucose without thiamine ... development of Korsakoff ... Encephalopathy #B1 #Thiamine
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins: • Thiamine ... Beri-beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Absent: Loop and thiazide ... @priti899 #Hypokalemia
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
patients with hypokalemia ... • Cell shift: Hypokalemic ... Loop diuretics, Thiazide ... syndrome #hypokalemia
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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associated with hypokalemia ... hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia ... Furosemide - Thiazide ... panitumumab) #Drugs #hypokalemia
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia is elicited in when the hand
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia ... Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia ... Trousseaus #Sign #Hypocalcemia ... endocrinology #clinical #video
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic ... congenital), Thyrotoxic hypokalemic ... diuretics, and thiazide-like ... syndrome (mimics thiazide