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Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical complications ... History of excessive alcohol ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Hemolysis • Delirium ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- History of alcohol ... antacids RAPID REFEEDING ... Ataxia, Coma, Delirium ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
hypoalbuminemia • Consider refeeding ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... and vasomotor symptoms ... excluded limb • Treatment ... metronidazole • Alcohol
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
vomiting following alcohol ... binge, Alcoholic ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... : - Treatment of ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... • Early: decr feeding ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
adenomas that require treatment ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Clinical Findings and Complications ... -> potentially Delirium ... however can enter Delirium ... • Delirium Tremens ... #Pathophysiology