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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... • Nutritional deficiency ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
testing and expedite treatment ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... failure, cerebellar ataxia
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Optic neuropathy, Ataxia ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Puberty Onset (BA = CA ... Puberty Onset (BA < CA ... Disease • GH Deficiency ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Treatment ... mortality and CV ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... 1 antitrypsin deficiency ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
selective IgA deficiency ... diseases (cerebellar ataxia ... is the primary treatment