A patient with chronic heart failure on high-dose furosemide is started on enteral nutrition for an inability to consume adequate oral nutrition. Despite a slow advancement to goal feeding rate, he suffers from electrolyte imbalance and peripheral neuritis. Deficiency of which vitamin should be suspected?

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A patient with chronic heart failure on high-dose furosemide is started on enteral nutrition for an inability to consume adequate oral nutrition. Despite a slow advancement to goal feeding rate, he suffers from electrolyte imbalance and peripheral neuritis. Deficiency of which vitamin should be suspected?

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