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Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... , or any other cause ... Pathophysiology #Nutrition #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Pellagra • Vitamin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... , and HIV) - Vitamin ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... deficiency • Vitamin ... mineralization Symptoms ... Difficulty walking Diagnosis ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important Vitamins ... and Vitamin Deficiency ... : • Vitamin A ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
iron, folic acid, vitamin ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... Recognition and diagnosis ... duration, antecedent symptoms
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
• Gl symptoms ... Malnutrition (fat soluble vitamins ... ) Diagnosis: • ... without apparent cause ... #Enteropathy #diagnosis
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Vitamin deficiency ... causes clinical ... disease Vitamin ... C deficiency causes ... so deficiency causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... MS) • Check Vitamin ... Deficiency: - Vitamin