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| best test of nutritional status |
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Thiamine def
1. confusion
2. ataxia
3. nystagmus
with confabulations = korsakoff's |
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| acid/base status in wernekes/korsikoff |
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| met acidosis and resp alkalosis - met alk d/t |
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| why must you give thiamine before glucose in treatment of wernekes |
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| thiamine is major player in TCA, giving glu will use up remaining stores of thiamine and worsen the condition. also glu before thiamine will increase cell death by increasing the amount of anaerobic metabolism. |
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| recommedations for osteoporosis tx |
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| 1200-1500mg Ca++/day + 400-800IU Vit D/day. Ca++ only absorbed 500mg at a time |
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| which pts would need a protein restriction and why? |
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| CRF and Hepatic Enceph pts need <40-60gm/d of protein due to ammonia loads |
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