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Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
cardiomyopathy) • Folate - Macrocytic ... anemiaVitamin ... B12 - Macrocytic ... nutrition #table #differential ... #diagnosis #bariatric
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
evaluation of macrocytic ... patients with macrocytosis ... of the initial work-up ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #Macrocytic #Anemia
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... : • Worsening macrocytic ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... hypersegmented neutrophils, macrocytosis ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... common cytopenia: Macrocytic ... • Nutritional: vitamin ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential