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Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management ... maintenance rates with 5ASA ... remission with 5ASA ... formulations • Difficult
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Rule-Out Infection, Cdiff ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #5ASA #Refractory ... Treatment #Management #Algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... or consent • Difficult ... placement • Difficult ... #airway #algorithm
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... E. coli, C difficile ... Bloody • Ulcerative ... Colitis #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... checklist on side 1 ... #CriticalCare #Difficult ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... airway - Allergies ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... and PR + PO 5-ASA ... Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Osmotic Diarrhea 1. ... Secretory diarrhea 1. ... Ulcerative colitis ... Microscopic colitis ... Bacterial: Clostridium difficile