Beriberi
Structured condition card with NCLEX priority cues and nursing action focus.
NeuroCardiacGI / Liver / Pancreasmedium priorityneeds review
Beriberi
Also testable as: Thiamin deficiency, Vitamin B1 deficiency
Etiology / Pathophysiology
- Thiamin (vitamin B1) deficiency; risk rises with chronic alcohol use, poor intake, malabsorption, or high carbohydrate refeeding without thiamin.
- Thiamin deficiency impairs energy metabolism and nerve/cardiac function.
Medications
No specific medication class was seeded for this card.
Signs / symptoms
- Alcohol-use risk plus confusion or ataxia makes thiamin a priority cue.
- Thiamin supports energy and nerves.
Nursing actions
- Assess confusion, ataxia, weakness, tachycardia, weight loss, poor intake, and alcohol-use risk.
- Give thiamin as ordered before glucose-containing fluids when ordered for high-risk alcohol withdrawal/malnutrition contexts.
- Monitor cardiac status, neuro changes, nutrition intake, and fall risk.
Complications
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- Heart failure manifestations
- Falls
- Severe weakness
NCLEX cues
- Alcohol-use risk plus confusion or ataxia makes thiamin a priority cue.
- Thiamin supports energy and nerves.
Memory hooks
- B1 before glucose when thiamin risk is high.
Labs / Diagnostics
- Nutrition history
- Neuro assessment
- Cardiac assessment
- Thiamin level when ordered
Review notes
- Generated from the nutrition entity graph. Verify against ATI/school nutrition materials before validation.
Cross references
Related cards are generated from the shared study map, not hand-built per page.
Source entitycondition card
Beriberi
Condition card for Beriberi: recognize the testable cue, prevent the complication, and choose the safest first nursing action.
Termglossary cue
Alcohol and thiamin
Chronic alcohol use can impair thiamin intake, absorption, storage, and use.
Termglossary cue
Thiamin
Water-soluble B vitamin needed for energy metabolism, appetite, nerve function, and muscle action.