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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 ... Gallstones • Liver Disease ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Edema, Celiac disease ... 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 ... due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... #Differential #
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Concern for Liver Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Variceal Bleeding ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Celiac, Enteritis, Bleeding ... : IBD, Chronic disease ... Deficiency #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #anemia #nutrition
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Post-Polypectomy Bleeding ... congenital/systemic disease ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
of Small Bowel Bleeding ... - Differential ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... Algorithm Celiac disease ... unresponsive to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
example, celiac disease ... • Black: Bleeding ... If from bleeding ... #Poop #Color #Differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... Von Willebrand’s disease ... Von Willebrand disease ... Ehlers Danlos Nutrition ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential