The nurse is aware that the alcoholic patient is at risk for a syndrome related to thiamine deficiency, which is:
1. fetal alcohol syndrome.
2. Wernicke's encephalopathy.
3. Korsakoff's psychosis.
4. alcoholic dementia.
2
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. If not treated with vitamin supplements, the condition can progress to a more serious form.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1269
OBJ: 3 TOP: Medical Complications
KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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