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Prevalence of Common Nutritional Deficiencies and Supplement Recommendations in Bariatric Patients 
Calcium, Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin
Recommendations in Bariatric ... , Vitamin B12 (cobalamin ... Iron, Zinc #Bariatric ... #Gastric #Bypass ... #Deficiencies #Deficiency
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
of Vitamin B12 Deficiency ... - Cobalamin Decreased ... Pernicious anemia, Bypass ... #Vitamin #B12 #Deficiency ... #Cobalamin #differential
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
common after distal bypass ... Stones: • Gastric bypass ... an option for bypass ... prevention of hepatopathy ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Complications after Bariatric ... Surgery Types of Bariatric ... Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ... anastomosis) Gastric Bypass ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
syndrome Food-bound cobalamin ... Transcobalamin II deficiency ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #low #cobalamin ... #differential #
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... ) Deficiency Etiology ... Vit B12 - aka cobalamin ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... #Deficiency #diagnosis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... AI gastritis, Bariatric ... cancer) #Iron #Deficiency ... #differential #
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia - Differential ... Tropical sprue, IBD, Bypass ... , Copper deficiency ... #Anemia #Differential
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper Deficiency ... - Differential ... Celiac sprue, post-bariatric ... supplements #Copper #Deficiency ... #Differential #
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
After Gastric Bypass ... Deficiencies #Gastric #Bypass ... nutrition #table #differential ... #diagnosis #bariatric