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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ... : • Dumping Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Surgery Nutrient ... folate, iron, B12 ... Phos, Ca+, Bl, B12 ... #Surgery #bariatric ... #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
Types of Bariatric Surgery ... Complications — dumping syndrome ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... #gastroenterology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Deficiency Anemia - Differential ... bleed, Epistaxis, Surgery ... Gastrectomy, WHDA syndrome ... Tropical sprue, IBD, Bypass ... surgery, Bacterial
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 ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... TPN - Gastric bypass ... surgery • Poor ... Malnutrition - Gastric bypass ... surgery - Malabsorption
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
Mirizzi's syndrome ... Intrahepatic stones 12 ... Bouveret's syndrome ... Cholelithiasis #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
of Low Vitamin B12 ... Levels Low vitamin B12 ... and Sjögren's syndrome ... pylori-associated gastritis Surgery ... low #cobalamin #differential