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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Adjustable Gastric ... • Roux-en-Y Gastric ... one anastomosis) Gastric ... Vitamin and Nutrient Deficiencies ... Complications #Nutrition #Deficiencies
Prevalence of Common Nutritional Deficiencies and Supplement Recommendations in Bariatric Patients 
Calcium, Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin
Common Nutritional Deficiencies ... Recommendations in Bariatric ... Iron, Zinc #Bariatric ... #Gastric #Bypass ... #Nutritional #Deficiencies
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
hyperglycemia and vitamin deficiencies ... Kidney Stones: • Gastric ... bypass causes increased ... prevention of hepatopathy ... Complications #gastric
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Nutrient Deficiencies ... Supplementation Post Gastric ... • Persistent nausea ... Supplementation #Gastric ... Bypass #Surgery #bariatric
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Micronutrient Deficiencies ... After Gastric Bypass ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... #Gastric #Bypass ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... practices that could cause ... nutrient deficienies ... anemia (vegan, gastric ... patients if the cause
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
the setting of Gastric ... Congenital Enzyme Deficiencies ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... endocrinology #causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... malabsorption (d/t reduced gastric ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... , gastric, intestinal
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
and stomach to gastric ... levels) and vitamin deficiencies ... hormone levels cause