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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 ... function, diarrhea • Copper ... Deficiencies #Gastric #Bypass ... #vitamin #nutrition
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass ... • Persistent nausea ... protein, Vit E, Copper ... Supplementation #Gastric #Bypass ... #Vitamin
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
Copper Deficiency ... from: - Gastric bypass ... Celiac which reduce absorption ... #Deficiency #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis
Decreased calcium absorption
 • Vitamin D deficiency
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Causes of Hypocalcemia ... Decreased calcium absorption ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... - Intestinal bypass ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... causes increased ... free • ↑ oxalate absorption ... an option for bypass
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... TPN - Gastric bypass ... surgery • Poor absorption ... syndromes #beriberi #nutrition ... #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... MS) • Check Vitamin ... B12 and copper ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Deficiency: - Vitamin