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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
(Thiamine) Deficiency ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #Thiamine #Deficiency ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins: • Thiamine ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... signs #symptoms #nutrition
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
- Thiamine Deficiency ... (vitamin B1) deficiency ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... thiamine #deficiency ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... of the initial work-up ... deficiency. ... #VitaminB12 #Folate ... #Workup #AAFP
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Clinical Findings ... • Anterograde amnesia ... presentation of Thiamine ... deficiency, consequent ... #neurology #diagnosis
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
N2O can cause a syndrome ... deficiency. ... The classic clinical ... of pernicious anemia ... #NitrousOxide #VitaminB12
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... insufficiency, blind loops syndromes ... malabsorption syndromes ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... diagnosis #hematology #nutrition
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... Administration of inulin, B2 ... Loop diuretics, Thiazide ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... : vitamin B12 or ... folic acid deficiency ... Workup: • Complete
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
malignancy, or thiamine ... deficiency are ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... deficiency -