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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Medications, Diabetes ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... in Diarrhea Patient ... immunocompromised, IBD ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... Assessment of Disease Activity ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... • Microscopic colitis ... bowel disease (IBD ... ): Ulcerative colitis ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Assess Disease Activity ... FCP, CRP, ESR • Active ... Remission > 12mo - Indication ... algorithm #management #gastroenterology ... #indications
Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index

Remission - Mild - Moderate - Severe - Fulminant
Stools/day
Urgency
Hemoglobin
ESR
CRP
Fecal Calprotectin
Endoscopy (Mayo subscore)
UCEIS

@MondayNightIBD

#Ulcerative #Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis ... Activity Index ... #Activity #Index ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #IBD
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Autoimmune • CVID • Medications ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... immunocompromised, IBD ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
have concomitant IBD ... with persistently active ... there are many indications ... • COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... distinct from IBD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
cardiac devices (ICD ... the setting of active ... Endoscopy #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology