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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Post-prandial Hypoglycemia ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Treatment #Complications ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Features of hypoglycemia:
 • Neurogenic: Tremor, Palpitations, Anxiety, Arousal, Sweating, Hunger,
Hypoglycemia Differential ... Features of hypoglycemia ... labs during a hypoglycemic ... #Differential # ... Management #Algorithm #endocrinology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... excluded limb • Treatment ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia

Step #1:  IV dextrose bolus

Step #2:  food (if
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Severe Hypoglycemia ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Severe #Hypoglycemia ... #Management #Endocrinology
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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Hypoglycemia Workup ... and Differential ... still rise by 25+ Differential ... #Workup #Differential ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Hypoglycemia Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Firstly check if it is true (Whipple's triad).
After that, check labs
Hypoglycemia Differential ... an episode of hypoglycemia ... mendesthiagob #Hypoglycemia ... #Differential # ... Workup #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Hyperglycemia - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction #Hyperglycemia ... #HighGlucose #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
and compares the hypoglycemia ... medications #diabetes #endocrinology ... #treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... Diagnostics and Testing Treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Treatment ... #gastroenterology
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... hyperpigmentation, hypoglycemia ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology