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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Adjustable Gastric ... Bypass - RYGB ... Bypass - MGB ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
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Complications — dumping syndrome ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... and Hepatology ... #bypass #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... bypass causes increased ... and Hepatology ... Complications #gastric ... #bypass #gastroenterology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Supplementation Post Gastric ... Bypass Surgery ... • Persistent nausea ... and Hepatology ... #bariatric #gastroenterology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- History of bleeding ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... anemia (vegan, gastric ... bypass), LFT (liver ... #Workup #hematology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
Deficiencies After Gastric ... Bypass Fat-Soluble ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #bariatric
VIBES Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Management Checklist

V - Volume (Ascites, HRS)
	- Evaluate for Ascites, Edema, Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal
Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Variceal) - Ddx: Gastric ... + esophageal gastric ... - Ppx (non-bleeding ... #Gastroenterology
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
pancreatic cancer, gastric ... Gastric Cancer ... is peritoneal seeding ... obstruction (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hepatology