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Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
After Gastric Bypass ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... • Vitamin B12 ... uw_IMresidency #nutrient ... Deficiencies #Gastric #Bypass
Nutrient Absorption After Gastric Bypass Surgery

#Diagnosis #Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Gastric #Bypass #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location
Nutrient Absorption ... After Gastric Bypass ... Surgery #Diagnosis ... #Mineral #Vitamin ... #Gastric #Bypass
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin ... Stomach: Pernicious anemia ... , Bypass/gastrectomy ... BrighamChiefs #Vitamin ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass ... Surgery Nutrient ... • Persistent nausea ... Supplementation #Gastric #Bypass ... gastroenterology #nutrition #Vitamin
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
after Bariatric Surgery ... Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ... anastomosis) Gastric Bypass ... Liver Disease • Vitamin ... and Nutrient Deficiencies
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... Measures of vitamin ... #Homocysteine #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... Tropical sprue, IBD, Bypass ... surgery, Bacterial ... whipworm - Other nutrients
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... vitamin B12 intake ... Autoimmune - Pernicious anaemia ... pylori-associated gastritis Surgery
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... before repleting nutrients ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... causes increased ... an option for bypass
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Body • Nasal Surgery ... Hyperfunction • Vitamin ... B12 Deficiency ... #Causes