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Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... gestation • Vitamin B12 ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
of Copper Deficiency ... nutrition, Excess alcohol ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #signs ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
) Deficiency Etiology ... to manifest its symptoms ... , intestinal), alcohol ... use, symptoms ... #Cobalamin #Deficiency
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
underlying nutritional deficiency ... acid, vitamin B12 ... Recognition and diagnosis ... duration, antecedent symptoms ... and tobacco and alcohol
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... endocrine: Vitamin B12 ... deficiency • ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... Statins, amiodarone, Alcohol
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Withdrawal Symptom ... Minor Withdrawal Symptoms ... Hallucinosis (12 ... with normal vital signs ... Syndrome #AWS #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Check Vitamin B12 ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... : - Vitamin B12
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... or folic acid deficiency ... arsenic compounds, alcohol ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... The onset of alcohol ... tactile), develop 12 ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms