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Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
After Gastric Bypass ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... anemia • Vitamin B12 ... immune function, diarrhea ... vitamin #nutrition #table
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Irritable bowel ... disease • Inflammatory ... bowel disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome ... result-watery diarrhoea ... mellitus, Bile acid diarrhoea ... syndrome, Inflammatory ... #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bolus to the small bowel ... causes increased ... #gastroenterology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome - Overview ... serositis peritonitis, bowel ... • Parvovirus B19 ... #Syndrome #Differential
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Bowel Disease ( ... balanced, nutritious Table ... energy intake x 8-12 ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... #management #treatment