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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 ... of Wilson's disease ... • Nutritional: ... /jejunal nutrition
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 ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Copper Deficiency - Differential ... post-bariatric surgery ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Copper #Deficiency #Differential ... #Diagnosis #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
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential ... Drugs Nutritional ... Bariatric surgery ... failure syndrome Non-Nutritional ... Metastatic Disease
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Absorption: Gastritis, Surgery ... : IBD, Chronic disease ... Deficiency #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential ... Drugs Nutritional ... Bariatric surgery ... syndrome Non-Nutritional ... Metastatic Disease
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... during ocular surgery ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... in ophthalmic surgery
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential