Vitamin BCDE from Prof. Zabidi

When you first reading the title, you will try to think, what so special about these vitamin B, C, D, and E? Just because of Prof. Zabidi taught it?

I have listen to this Vitamin BCDE twice, the first time was during CNS third week PBL in which he was conducting my PBL group and another is today, during the lecture of Diagnostic Approach to Myopathy.

This Vitamin BCDE is actually a mnemonic. Disease causation mneumonics.
When we asked about the cause of a particular disease, try to think systematically by using VITAMIN BCDE.

Vascular – try to related is it due to vessel blockage, ischaemic? Or due to vessel rupture haemorrahge? Or blood clot, embolism.

Infection – usually presented with fever, if it is septicemia. Divided into bacterial/ viral/ parasite infection.

Trauma – Don’t only think about accident or injury. It can be divided into mechanical, electrical, toxically, chemical….

Autoimmune – Immune system attack body own-tissues. For example SLE, Rheumatic disease.

Metabolic – related to problem in metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, fat, mineral and etc. (usually refer to enzyme or cofactor)

Inherited/genetic – related to genetic origin. Inherited from parent. Either autosomal/X-linked dominant/recessive.

Neoplasm – related to tumor ,whether is benign or malignant.

Brain (psychological) – origin from psychological problem~

Congenital – the cause occur during pregnancy. Example congenital heart disease.

Degenerative – related to aging in which cell growth/repair is less than cell damage, will give rise to particular disease. Eg. Osteoathritis

Endocrine - related to endocrine gland in our body, no matter excessive/impairment/problem in regulation of hormone production.

Finally add one more idiopathic, that cause was unknown.

Sorry explanation is so lousy, can’t remember exactly what Prof.Zabidi said,

Anything wrong, please correct me~