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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... of Nutritional ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Nutrition #Deficiencies ... #Gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... • Slow initial feeding ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Large volume feeding ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Adherence • Assess ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... Referral to Optimize Nutrition ... Algorithm #IBD #Treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Autoimmune, PUD (posterior ... • Nutrition: ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... • Warfarin • Acute ... Liver disease • Acute ... Ehlers Danlos Nutrition ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... relapsing fever, acute ... leptospirosis • Bleeding ... , Lassa fever, acute ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms: Acute ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... lateral leg) or S1 (posterior ... Usually acute (< ... lateral leg (L5) or posterior ... Bending, sneezing