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Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
ingests gametes) 5) Fertilization ... Babesia #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Syndrome: • "CRC ... Cronkhite-Canada (CC ... CRS #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
months +/- AFP CRC ... Colonoscopy @ diagnosis ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
Lynch Syndrome:
 • "CRC + Endometrial/Ovarian + Stomach + Urinary → Lynch Syndrome"
 • Autosomal Dominant,
Syndrome: • "CRC ... Lynch #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
) - Diagnosis and ... Tetracyclines Diagnosis ... • Flex-Sig: If diagnostic ... Clostridium #Infection #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Cronkhite-Canada (CC ... Juvenile Polyps + CRC ... Likely risk of CRC ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 • Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 • Low likelihood of
0.1-21% of non-diagnostic ... of representing CD ... progresses to CD ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Intestinal Manifestations of HIV, IBD in HIV - IBD Algorithm

HIV + IBD Background
HIV + IBD Treatment
Intestinal
pathologies in HIV by CD4 ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis ... for evaluating CD ... affects 2%–3% of CD ... - Gastroenterology ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
8 years after diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... Colorectal #Cancer #CRC ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology