General Medicine - Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders

Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders

water & sodium metabolism
potassium metabolism
calcium metabolism
phosphate metabolism
magnesium metabolism
acid-base metabolism

Understand Nutritional Basics
Vitamins
Vitamin A (Retinol) Deficiency
Clinical Features
Vitamin A (Retinol) Toxicity
* Acute toxicity
* Chronic toxicity
* Hypercarotenosis

Vitamin D Disorders
* Deficiency
Rickets (children)
Osteomalacia

Prohormone
Causes of Rickets & Osteomalacia
Diagnosis of Rickets & Osteomalacia
Vitamin D Toxicity
Vitamin E (tocopherol) Deficiency
Vitamin K Deficiency
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) Deficiency
Beri-Beri
Aetiology
Clinical Features
Types of Beri-Beri & Treatment
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) Deficiency
Vitamin B3 (niacin; nicotinic acid) Deficiency
Pellegra
Aetiology
Clinical Features
Vitamin B5 (pentothenic acid) Deficiency
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal & pyridoxamine) Deficiency
Vitamin B7 (biotin) Deficiency
Vitamin B9 (folate; folic acid) Deficiency
Causes of Folate deficiency
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) Deficiency
Causes of Vit B12 deficiency
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Deficiency
Scurvy
Minerals
* Iron deficiency
* Iodine deficiency
* Iodine toxicity
Goitre (swelling of neck due to enlargement of the thyroid gland)


* Flourine deficiency
* Flourine toxicity (fluorosis)
* Zinc toxicity
* Chromium deficiency
* Chromium toxicity
* Copper deficiency
* Copper toxicosis
Wilson’s Disease
Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalences
Hyponatraemia
Clinical Features
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion
Aetiology
Pathology
Biochemical Values
Malignancy
Pulmonary disorders
CNS disorders
Hypernatraemia
Hypocalcaemia (abnormally low Ca2+ concentration in the blood)
Hypercalcaemia (abnormally high Ca2+ concentration in the blood)
Hyperparathyroidism
Acid-Base Balance
Respiratory Changes
Renal Changes
pH buffers
Metabolic Acidosis
Lipoprotein Disorders
Lipids
Essential Fatty Acid
Triglycerides
Hypertriglycerolaemia
Cholesterol
Hypercholesterolaemia
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Management of Hyperlipidaemia
Dietary Guidelines
DL-cholesterol
Fibrates
Nicotinic acid
Malnutrition
Early Detection & Awareness in Undernutrition
Risk Factors for Undernutrition
Risk Factors for Overnutrition
Diagnosis of Malnutrition
Classification of Nutritional Status via BMI
Marasmus
Kwashiorkor
Aetiology & Risk Factors
Medical Complications of Weight Gain
Benefits of Moderate Weight Loss

and much more topics are covered in this presentation.

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