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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... Management Diagnosis ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... Encephalopathy #B1 ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Acute Thiamine (B1 ... Altered mental status ... dysfunction and gait ... Encephalopathy #Thiamine #B1 ... #Deficiency #diagnosis
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... Pernicious anemia/B12 ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... ) - Waddling gait ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... malabsorptive state ... parasthesias, gait ... #diagnosis #management
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... dorsalis, gait ... similar to those of B12 ... deficiency. ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... , Copper deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... - Compartment syndrome ... Nonhypoxic • Type B1 ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... heart because this maneuver ... long - Delay>12 ... • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis:
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
of injury • Gait ... hypercoagulable states ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential