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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 ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... #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
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ... anastomosis) Gastric Bypass ... Liver Disease • Vitamin ... and Nutrient Deficiencies ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
reticulocyte count, and a vitamin ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... Measures of vitamin ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
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 ... pylori-associated gastritis Surgery ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... nutrient deficienies ... changes), high MCV anemia ... vegan, gastric bypass ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin ... Absorption: Gastritis, Surgery ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition