TOP SECRETS 100 Flashcards
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Number two cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the US
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ALCOHOL
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Number one cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the US
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SMOKING
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AST (Aspertat aminotransferase).
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ALT (Alanine aminotransferase)
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Alcoholic Hepatitis
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Folate to prevent “neural tube defects”
B12 to prevent “permanent euro logic defects” and rule out Pernicious Anemia
Isoniazid cause pyridoxine (B6 deficiency)
Watch for Wernicke encephalopathy and give Tiamine to prevent Korsakoff dementia
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Iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of anemia
