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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... AI gastritis, Bariatric ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #nutrition
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Celiac sprue, post-bariatric ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
• Persistent nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... behaviors and alcohol Nutritional ... Bypass #Surgery #bariatric ... gastroenterology #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome Overview ... initiation of nutrition ... changes and may cause ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... immune function, diarrhea ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... related to IBD, ... conditions, surgeries (bariatric ... diagnosis #management #nutrition