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Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
- Endoscopic Assessment ... of Disease Activity ... grading #severity #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
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 ... Calprotectin Endoscopy ... #Index #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology ... #IBD
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Hemorrhage Ia - Active ... Risk 60-100% Ib ... - Active Oozing ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ranitidine, sulindac - Active ... IBID - Renal failure ... celiac disease, ulcerative
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 ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... or oral-oral) Diagnosis ... : • Endoscopic ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential ... Diagnosis ECF ... Chloride-rich diarrhea ... ectopic ACTH) • Exogenous ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Osmotic ... bowel disease (IBD ... ): Ulcerative colitis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology