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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... Encephalopathy #B1 ... #Management #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... commonly due to chronic ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... CA • Urinary retention ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... /Prevention: • ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
upper airway cough syndrome ... postnasal drip syndrome ... , treatments should ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Differential #Table
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... APS), Secondary prevention ... #management #treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
(Goodpasture's syndrome ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... correction of chronic ... demyelination syndrome ... #nephrology #sodium
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... symptoms are not caused ... at the time of diagnosis ... but stable or chronic ... abnormal LFT): 12