Meeting
Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with roux-en-y gastric bypass fourteen years ago with complications and multiple adhesions, hiatal hernia associated with nausea and vomiting, and subsequent small bowel resection last year, started to experience cognitive changes and short-term memory loss. He has also experienced problems with balance, generalized weakness, and unintentional 60-pound weight loss. His […]
Abstract Number: 907
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Thiamine deficiency is a known complication of bariatric surgery presenting commonly as Wernicke encephalopathy or dry beriberi. Pure sensory ascending neuropathy as a presenting complaint, however, is rare, which we describe here in the acute setting after intragastric balloon (IGB) placement. A 48 year old obese but otherwise healthy female underwent an uncomplicated […]