A 65-year-old man with chronic alcohol use presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. Which treatment should be initiated immediately?...

Question

A 65-year-old man with chronic alcohol use presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. Which treatment should be initiated immediately?

Accepted Answer

High-dose intravenous thiamine before glucose administration

Answer

High-dose intravenous glucose before any vitamins

Answer

Oral multivitamins only

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Dopamine agonists

Answer

Observation without treatment

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Wernicke encephalopathy