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Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Assess Disease Activity ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD ... FCP, CRP, ESR • Active ... algorithm #management #gastroenterology ... #indications
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... Management Global IBS ... Secretagogues → activate ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Syndrome #Management #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... , Medications, Diabetes ... 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 ... diagnosis #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Secretagogues → activate ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
Brisk Gastric Bleeding on Upper Endoscopy
87 year old female. Acute bleeding in stomach.  Dieulafoy’s Lesion
RodriguezParra_ #active ... Upper #Endoscopy #EGD ... #gastroenterology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... immunocompromised, IBD ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever Indicators ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: → Exogenous ... pro-inflammatroy mediators (Endogenous ... Pyrogen) → Endogenous ... vasculature via: • Active
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Algorithm Assess for Active ... Consider PEG & EEN • EGD ... Fibrin Injection • EGD ... Algorithm #treatment #IBD
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Assessment of Disease Activity ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd