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Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
Checklist for Adult IBD ... Herpes Zoster Cancer ... , Skin screen, Colonoscopy ... #inflammatory #bowel ... Checklist #hcm #gastroenterology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
Types of Bariatric ... bypassing small bowel ... internal hernia, bowel ... TypicallySilent via Emory Gastroenterology ... #bypass #gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
/- AFP CRC - IBD ... - Colonoscopy ... Annual surveillance colonoscopy ... PSC #Malignancy #Cancer ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... (N/V bloating, abd ... Kidney Stones: • Gastric ... Complications #gastric ... #bypass #gastroenterology
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Cirrhosis, Colorectal cancer ... , Small-bowel cancer ... Crohns #Disease #IBD ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... • Irritable Bowel ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... red flags - Low chance ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... (irritable bowel ... syndrome), Cancer ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
De-escalation and IBD ... Management Algorithm IBD ... Disease Activity: Colonoscopy ... +/- EGD, Small Bowel ... algorithm #management #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Irritable bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology