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Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Deficiencies After Gastric ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... • Vitamin B12 ... #Deficiencies #Gastric
Diagnostic Framework for Anemia (Morphological Approach - MCV)
Low MCV - <80fL - "Microcytic"
 • Iron deficiency
Megaloblastic: Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric ... folate, iron, B12 ... • Persistent nausea ... and Hepatology ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... acidity, medications ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Causes of Anemia in Cirrhosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
LOW RETIC INDEX - ↓ PRODUCTION
 • Vitamin
Causes of Anemia ... PRODUCTION • Vitamin ... B12 deficiency, ... Destruction: Zieve's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... - Antithyroid medications ... - Parvovirus B19 ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... • Nutritional: vitamin ... B12 or folic acid ... #diagnosis #hematology
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
• Abnormal gastric ... autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... insufficiency, blind loops syndromes ... malabsorption syndromes ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... bypass causes increased ... and Hepatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... - HIV/HAART medications