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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 ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... signs #symptoms #nutrition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... upper limb) • Nutritional ... risk factor for nutritional ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology ... #nutrition
Asterixis (flapping tremor) in uremia on Physical Exam
Asterixis (flapping tremor) in a patient with AKI, azotemia
flapping tremor) in uremia ... and confusion = uremia ... Immediate RRT planned ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #uremia #clinical
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Acute Thiamine (B1 ... ) Deficiency Clinical ... dysfunction - Dietary deficiency ... #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
(Sustained low efficiency ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... Corrects uremia, ... #managment #nephrology ... #CRRT #Modes #modalities
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Metabolic / Nutritional ... : DiabetesB12 deficiency ... , Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... wt loss • If anemia ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency ... diagnosis #management #nutrition
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ) deficiency, commonly ... and retrograde amnesia ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Modalities

RRT Modalities in the ICU:
 • IHD (Intermittent HD):  3-5 hr
(Sustained low efficiency ... daily dialysis): ~12 ... Corrects uremia, ... Gently corrects uremia ... #managment #nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... • Anterograde amnesia ... presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology