beriberi
Let an agent explain beriberi in general terms, relay causes, forms, prevention and treatment from nutrition and medical sources, route acute breathlessness, heart symptoms or confusion to emergency care, describe the named forms, and distinguish beriberi from other vitamin deficiencies, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome as a related condition and other neuropathies, without diagnosing individuals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain beriberi in general terms, relay causes, forms, prevention and treatment from nutrition and medical sources, route acute breathlessness, heart symptoms or confusion to emergency care, describe the named forms, and distinguish beriberi from other vitamin deficiencies, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome as a related condition and other neuropathies, without diagnosing individuals.
A disease caused by deficiency of thiamine, vitamin B1, historically common where diets relied on polished white rice and today seen with alcohol use disorder, malnutrition, prolonged vomiting and some medical conditions, classified as dry beriberi affecting the peripheral nerves, wet beriberi affecting the heart and circulation with swelling and heart failure, and shoshin beriberi, an acute fulminant cardiac form that is a medical emergency; related thiamine deficiency can cause Wernicke encephalopathy, and treatment with thiamine is effective if given promptly. Christiaan Eijkman s work on its cause contributed to the discovery of vitamins.
What it is for: Not applicable; a deficiency disease.
It can be explain causes and forms; relay prevention and treatment; describe named forms; route emergencies.
Distinguishing features
Dietary deficiency
Neurological and cardiac forms
Preventable
Treatable with thiamine
What it looks like
Swelling of the legs, weakness, numbness, breathlessness or rapid heartbeat.
Physical character
vitamin: thiamine, B1 note
Eijkman Nobel Prize: 1929 year - Physiology or Medicine
Takaki Kanehiro navy diet reform: 1880s note - Japan
How it is recognised
Thiamine deficiency disease
Shoshin beriberi, wet beriberi, dry beriberi, infantile beriberi
Other deficiencies such as scurvy or pellagra involve other vitamins; Wernicke-Korsakoff affects the brain; other neuropathies have different causes
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is treated with -
is related to -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
dry beriberi
wet beriberi
shoshin beriberi
infantile beriberi
related Wernicke encephalopathy
Standards and regulation
WHO guidance on thiamine deficiency in emergencies
Food fortification policies
Failure modes and hazards
Delaying treatment of shoshin or Wernicke encephalopathy
Diagnosing individuals remotely
Stigmatising alcohol-related cases
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What beriberi is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is beriberi, and how does it differ from other deficiencies, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and other neuropathies? definition
- Is there sudden breathlessness, chest symptoms, confusion or unsteady walking, in which case seek emergency care? boundary
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are dry, wet and shoshin beriberi? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Medical Causes and treatment.
Attribution.
Causes
Causes.
Causes
Causes.
- What diets and conditions cause thiamine deficiency? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- How is beriberi treated, in general terms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Prevention Prevention.
Regulation.
Diet
Dietary sources.
Diet
Diet.
- What foods provide thiamine, and how does fortification help? provenance
- Which entry fits food fortification? action
Humanitarian
Outbreaks.
Humanitarian
Humanitarian.
- Why do outbreaks occur in refugee camps and prisons, as WHO reports? provenance
- Which entry fits malnutrition? action
Context History.
Context.
Eijkman
Discovery.
Eijkman
Eijkman.
- How did Eijkman s chicken experiments reveal a dietary cause? provenance
- Which entry fits Christiaan Eijkman? action
Navy
Japanese navy.
Navy
Navy.
- How did Takaki Kanehiro reduce beriberi in the Japanese navy? provenance
- Which entry fits Takaki Kanehiro? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should shoshin beriberi be a separate entry?
- How should nutrition guidelines be linked?
- How should thiamine deficiency in humanitarian settings be recorded?