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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 ... Vitamin and Nutrient Deficiencies ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... Complications #Nutrition #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 ... Complications #gastric ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
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 ... nutrition #table #differential ... #diagnosis #bariatric
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet Disorders - Differential ... nutrient deficienies ... anemia (vegan, gastric ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... the setting of Gastric ... Congenital Enzyme Deficiencies ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... endocrinology #causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... alcoholism - TPN - Gastric ... Malnutrition - Gastric ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... Aspiration of gastric ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
intake from: - Gastric ... Copper #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pathophysiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... prolonged rest can cause ... acid, cobalamine deficiencies ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #