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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Bypass - RYGB ... Bypass - MGB ... Vitamin and Nutrient Deficiencies ... #Surgery #Diagnosis ... 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 ... Deficiency #Vitamin #Diagnosis
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 ... Complications #gastric ... #diagnosis #differential
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric ... Bypass Surgery ... • Persistent nausea ... #Bypass #Surgery ... #bariatric #gastroenterology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Micronutrient Deficiencies ... After Gastric Bypass ... #Gastric #Bypass ... #differential #diagnosis ... #bariatric
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Abdomino-phrenic Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... nutrient deficienies ... anemia (vegan, gastric ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Fasting ... the setting of Gastric ... Congenital Enzyme Deficiencies ... #causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Manifestations Causes ... bypass surgery ... bypass surgery ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
intake from: - Gastric ... bypass, Celiac ... Copper #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology