Sx
     Poor nutrition
Labs
     Low thiamine levels due to poor nutrition
     Low glucose due to suppression of gluconeogenesis by alcohol (give thiamine first to prevent precipitating Wernicke's encephalopathy)
     Low magnesium
     Low lipase due to pancreatic insufficiency
Complications
     Pancreatitis
     Pancreatic insufficiency
    

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Dr. Kwinter is a Cayman Family Doctor. He runs a Family Medicine Clinic at Cayman Medical in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.