4 results
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pancreatic ... sulindac - Active IBID ... celiac disease, ulcerative ... #Algorithm
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of ... IBD can’t be made ... Cryptococcus, CMV, C. diff ... Coeliac, Radiation, Immune ... #diagnosis #differential
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... and PR + PO 5-ASA ... Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Immune Checkpoint ... Evaluation: G2- ... Diff, Stool cx, ... #management #algorithm ... #IBD