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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... of Nutritional ... Gallstones • Liver Disease ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Nutrition #Deficiencies
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
resection/bariatric surgery ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... • Nutritional: ... /jejunal nutrition ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... pregnancy • Bariatric surgery ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... gastritis, Bariatric surgery ... Edema, Celiac disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nutrition
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
consult Colorectal Surgery ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... ≠ Treatment Failure ... Referral to Optimize Nutrition ... Algorithm #IBD #Treatment
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
- Differential Diagnosis ... post-bariatric surgery ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nutrition
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... infection Diagnosis ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... infection Diagnosis ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
during ocular surgery ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... in ophthalmic surgery
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Absorption: Gastritis, Surgery ... : IBD, Chronic disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #anemia #nutrition