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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... : • Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones • Liver Disease ... #Differential #Treatment ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Treatment Ulcers ... : • Treatment: ... case by case) • Surgery ... #Syndrome #Treatment
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Polycystic liver disease ... trauma including surgery ... Classification #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 ... , coeliac disease
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... caution in pulmonary disease ... caution in pulmonary disease ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology
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 ... Liver Disease in ... excluded limb • Treatment
Medical management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

#Management #Cardiology #Medical #Treatment #Stable #Ischemic #HeartDisease #Algorithm
management of Stable ... Ischemic Heart Disease ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Medical #Treatment ... #Stable #Ischemic
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... pregnancy • Bariatric surgery ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
A, Parvovirus B19 ... cruzi (Chagas disease ... Immunological Syndromes ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology