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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... impairment • Oculomotor ... upper limb) • Nutritional ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... impairment - Oculomotor ... dysfunction - Dietary deficiency ... encephalopathy, oculomotor ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Signs of Copper Deficiency ... Menkes disease • Nutritional ... Total parenteral nutrition ... /jejunal nutrition ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency
Prevalent nutritional deficits during restrictive diets:
- Gluten-Free, Vegan, Low-Carb, Paleo

#nutritional #deficits #diets #deficiencies #deficiency #diagnosis #Vitamin
Prevalent nutritional ... Low-Carb, Paleo #nutritional ... #deficiencies #deficiency
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
and/or Folate Deficiency ... to diagnosis deficiency ... levels will be deficient ... accumulate in B12 deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Folate Deficiency ... drkeithsiau #Folate #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #nutrition
Neurologic Disorders and Associated Nutritional Deficiences That Complicate Bariatric Surgery, According to Time of Onset 

#Diagnosis
and Associated Nutritional ... Deficiences That ... Complications #Nutritional
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper Deficiency ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... supplements #Copper #Deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency ... broad-based gait), and oculomotor ... #B1 #thiamine #deficiency