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 ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
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 ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... Gastric bypass causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 β€’ Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Table #Causes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... and Management ... Treatment: β€’ Global ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Renal Syndromes ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 β€’ An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
β€’ Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... β€’ Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
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
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF β†’ occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... GAS in 30% of cases ... kidneys, liver, lung ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis