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Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
folate, iron, B12 ... • Persistent nausea ... behaviors and alcohol Nutritional ... Phos, Ca+, Bl, B12 ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
Treated Syphilis Cases ... dilution (E, 4-fold ... ) by 6-12 months ... ) by 12—24 months ... Failure #Treatment #Management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... Present in foods ... • Common Causes ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... IBD) - Inpatient Management ... severity - Measure nutritional ... #Inflammatory #Bowel ... treatment #Checklist #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... Check Vitamin B12 ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... metabolic acidosis (12 ... hepatic necrosis Bowel ... Secondary to caustic bowel ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
proximal to a fold ... and in the management ... In most cases, this ... #Tips #Tricks#management ... #gastroenterology