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Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
and Supplementation ... • Persistent nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... Bypass #Surgery #bariatric ... gastroenterology #nutrition
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Celiac sprue, post-bariatric ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... excessive oral supplementation ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... immune function, diarrhea ... uw_IMresidency #nutrient ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric