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Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Disease Management ... Imaging • Tx Inflammatory ... #Disease #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
an increase in inflammatory ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Bowel Disease (IBD ... Diet affects IBD ... cheeses, yogurts • IBD-Anti-inflammatory ... #BowelDisease #IBD ... #treatment
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... positive (60% CONS ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Washington University ID ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... Intraluminal plugs of inflammatory ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
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Thiopurines in IBD ... #Thiopurines #IBD ... #Inflammatory # ... BowelDisease #Management ... #Treatment