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Asterixis due to Uremia on Physical Exam

29 year old male came in due to decreasing sensorium
Uremia on Physical ... and uremia with ... #Uremia #PhysicalExam ... #nephrology #clinical ... #video
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins: • Thiamine ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Metabolism -> Decr Thiamine ... - Metabolic Acidosis ... hemolysis - anemia ... #signs
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
malignancy, or thiamine ... deficiency are ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Warburg effect - Thiamine ... deficiency -
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... • Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
embolism - Severe anemia ... presyncope, exertional symptoms ... e.g., diabetic, B12 ... deficiency) ... positive Romberg sign