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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Atopic disease ... inflammatory diseases ... , IgG4-related disease ... , inflammatory bowel ... diseases,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Non-infectious: IBD ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... - IBD Algorithm ... medical therapy • Chronic ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Cardiopulmonary disease ... syndrome • Celiac disease ... diseaseChronic ... Adult Still's disease ... disease • Somatization
Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
Checklist for Adult IBD ... Vaccine Preventable Diseases ... #inflammatory #bowel ... #disease #Checklist ... #hcm #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Colitis vs Crohn's Disease ... - IBD Comparison ... transition between diseased ... colon Crohn’s Disease ... Colitis #Crohns #Disease
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Leukemia) • GI diseases ... - Celiac - IBD ... • Chronic liver ... or kidney disease ... smoking, etoh, decr activity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Secretagogues → activate ... #Irritable #Bowel ... Syndrome #Management #gastroenterology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... changes without chronic ... (irritable bowel ... #disease #mimics ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology