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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 ... #Differential #Treatment ... Complications #Nutrition ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
weight loss > 1- ... behaviors and alcohol Nutritional ... Screening: • CBC ... Surgery #bariatric #gastroenterology ... #nutrition #Vitamin
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Treatment Guideline ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... considered for prevention ... Treatment: • ... ) 1:1000 IM q5-10mins ... #Management #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... /Prevention: • ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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erythropoietin 1/ ... incidentally via CBC ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... • Treatment is ... of symptoms and prevention
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
persons with poor nutrition ... beta-spectrin, which is crucial ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1 ... #Nutrition #Diagnosis
Immunosuppressive Strategies for the Prevention or Treatment of Acute GVHD. Panel A shows several classic immunosuppressive
Strategies for the Prevention ... or Treatment of ... protein kinase 1 ... (ROCK-1). ... #Pathophysiology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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mg/kg on days 1– ... leishmaniasis and CD4 ... mg/kg on days 1– ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... main variants: (1) ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment