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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Liver Disease • Vitamin ... #Surgery #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Micronutrient Deficiencies ... B12 - Macrocytic ... #nutrition #table ... #differential #diagnosis ... #bariatric
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
folate, iron, B12 ... • Persistent nausea ... Phos, Ca+, Bl, B12 ... Bypass #Surgery #bariatric ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
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nutrients • TPN for treatment ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... deficiencies) Dumping ... Gastric bypass causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... @taleanski #Vitamin
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Treatment: • Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... secretagogues by Tina ... #treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... iron and folate deficiencies ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment ... Pathophysiology #Nutrition #Diagnosis
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... iron, folic acid, vitamin ... B12, riboflavin ... caused by the Epstein-Barr ... Recognition and diagnosis
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... is in question ... • Fat-soluble vitamin ... #management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
MS) • Check Vitamin ... B12 and copper ... Deficiency: - Vitamin ... B12, E, D, copper ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment