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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
vs Korsakoff Syndrome ... thiamine (vitamin B1 ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
- Acute Thiamine ... (B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Treatment: Supportive ... #neurology #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Common Patterns on Urinalysis
 - Prerenal
 - ATN
 - AIN
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Acute Kidney Injury ... - Nephritic Syndrome ... AKI #Urinalysis #diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... inhibitors • Renal ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... #nephrology #causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Erythropoiesis (B12 ... • Refeeding syndrome ... Losses Non-renal ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome: troponin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... malignancies Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology