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Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... - Coagulation disorder ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... , alcohol use, symptoms
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
experience some symptoms ... well as varying clinical ... that involves disorders ... These causes could ... RDW) = (standard deviation
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
Left Tongue Deviation ... caused by UMN XII ... rule are CN 5,7 &12 ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... diagnosis #management #neurology
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
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... themselves; hoard in case ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic