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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
, Chronic diarrhoea ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... consumption of copper-rich ... @drkeithsiau #Copper ... #Deficiency #diagnosis
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
immune function, diarrhea ... • Copper - Myelopathy ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... #differential #diagnosis
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
liquid formula to cover ... meal • Crohn's Disease ... prebiotic and probiotic ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... table #management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... given to organ transplant ... • Copper deficiency ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis