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step2ck_free120/Block 3/Question#97 (reveal difficulty score)
A 57-year-old man is admitted to the hospital ...
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: vitamins

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Cirrhotic wanderer, completely disoriented. While potentially just intoxicated or suffering from hepatic encephalopathy, the question is again probably getting at Wernickeโ€™s encephalopathy. Treatment is thiamine. Itโ€™s harmless, and that why lots of drunks get the banana bag.

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submitted by โˆ—etherbunny(54)
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Hypoglycemia, give thiamine before glucose to prevent Wernicke's where chronic alcohol use is suspected.

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