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Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
folate, iron, B12 ... Phos, Ca+, Bl, B12 ... and Hepatology ... Bypass #Surgery #bariatric ... #nutrition #Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Vegetarian/vegan diet ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... AI gastritis, Bariatric ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... Since B12 is involved ... Also B12 is involved ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition ... #Hematology #ComparisonTable
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... : • History - Diet ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #management #nutrition
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
B12 Deficiency ... B12 deficiency. ... B12 deficiency. ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #nutrition
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... hyperglycemia and vitamin ... excluded limb • Treatment ... and Hepatology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Key Points • Nutrition ... Table summarizes ... energy intake x 8-12 ... #table #management ... #treatment
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... an underlying nutritional ... deficiency of iron ... , folic acid, vitamin ... B12, riboflavin
Transverse Myelitis Overview

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

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... : vitamin B12 or ... folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology