A patient present with pedal oedema with Water- hammer pulse. What is the diagnosis?
B1 deficiency
B3 deficiency
B6 deficiency
B12 deficiency
Ans. A. B1 deficiencyWater hammer pulse is seen in high output cardiac failure caused by wet beri-beri. The development of CHF can explain the pedal/periorbital edema of the patient.
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