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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Diagnosis: • inflammatory ... bowel disease: UC ... and CD • infection ... pseudomembranous colitis
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Diets and Inflammatory ... Immune response (↑ inflammatory ... of diet therapy CD ... > UC • Patient ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
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of remission in UC ... and CD • Not ... Thiopurines #IBD #Inflammatory