EM No. 8

Question 1

when an alcoholic comes in and you to give a coma cocktail, what is the order for the dextrose and thiamin? and why?

Answer 1

fist give thiamin and THEN give dextrose - this is to avoid wenicke’s encephalopathy

Question 2

damage to the mammillary bodies cause a syndrome of memory loss known as what?

Answer 2

korsakoff’s syndrome

Question 3

damage to the mammillary bodies is typically due to what?

Answer 3

keep in mind that damage to the mammillary bodies is typically from thiamine deficiencies.