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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 ... : • Dumping Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... gastritis, Bariatric surgery ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
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 ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... trauma including surgery ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... initiation of nutrition ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
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 ... inuslin release leading ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Other: ERCP/surgery ... Autoimmune, PUD (posterior ... • Nutrition: ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
unusual bruising or bleeding ... are caused by bleeding ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... an underlying nutritional ... require biopsy to differentiate ... Burning mouth syndrome ... maxillofacial surgeon
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
IR drains) F - Feeding ... /nutrition if prolonged ... /WBC/CRP etc → Surgery ... perforation #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology