Patient's question:
Nausea, vomiting, headache, stiff legs. The treatment and effectiveness in the past 5 days: Used expired vitamin B1. What kind of assistance is needed: How to obtain compensation from the hospital.Doctor's answer:
B1 deficiency is often caused by insufficient intake, increased demand, and impaired metabolism and utilization. Liver damage and alcohol consumption can also lead to it. Patients undergoing long-term dialysis, those receiving total parenteral nutrition, and individuals with chronic fever for a long time can all develop this condition.Advice:
1. When used in high doses, serum theophylline levels may be affected, uric acid levels may show a false increase, and urinary bilirubin may show a false positive result.
2. Before administering intravenous glucose for Wernicke encephalopathy, vitamin B1 should be used first.
3. Vitamin B1 is generally obtained from normal food, and isolated vitamin B1 deficiency is relatively rare.