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Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass - Differential Diagnosis
Late Dumping Syndrome
Nesidioblastosis
Noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome
D-Lactic Acidosis
Thiamine Deficiency
B-12 Deficiency
Copper Deficiency
Niacin
after Gastric Bypass ... B-12 Deficiency ... Hyperammonemic ... Encephalopathy #Gastric #Bypass ... Differential #Diagnosis #AMS
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia ... Defects • OTC deficiency ... (XLR) • Deficiency ... ASanchez_PS #Hyperammonemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
hepatic causes of hyperammonemia ... myeloma, CML, AML ... Primary carnitine deficiency ... #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... #Hyperammonemia
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... Causes of Thiamine Deficiency ... TPN - Gastric bypass ... Malnutrition - Gastric bypass ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Magnesium Deficiency and Alcoholism

Risks associated with Mg deficiency in alcoholism:
 • Affects protein synthesis. energy production,
Magnesium Deficiency ... associated with Mg deficiency ... pathologies such as ... • Mg deficiency ... Alcoholism #alcohol #pathophysiology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
negative with IgA deficiency ... patients with IgA deficiency ... patients with IgA deficiency ... children - Not as ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup
Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
Copper Deficiency ... mechanisms of copper deficiency ... from: - Gastric bypass ... UTSWIMchief #Copper #Deficiency ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
be normal - Hyperammonemia ... Thrombocytopenia - As ... thrombopoietin deficiency
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency ... occur in utero as ... is also known as ... amount of enzyme deficiency ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... on but elevated as ... progresses • +AMA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup