Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 β€’ Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Surgery: β€’ Dumping Syndrome ... #Surgery #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 β€’ Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 β€’ More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients β€’ TPN for treatment ... Gastric bypass causes ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
- Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hypermagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Wall Thickening - Differential ... Diagnosis β€’ Physiologic ... cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 β€’ Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
β€’ Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #bariatric
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... demyelination syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Differential/diagnosis ... case. ... On ultrasound note ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
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