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Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Colitis - Management ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #Algorithm #IBD ... #Treatment
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... Colonoscopy • Rule-Out Infection ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Management #Algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... radiation, trauma, infection ... sulindac - Active IBID ... : HI V, celiac disease ... , ulcerative colitis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... Inflammatory (IBD
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management ... dosing if liver disease ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... immunocompromised, IBD ... (IDSA 2021):
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's Disease ... Management Algorithm ... Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease ... #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #IBD
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... Infection (CMV, ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Preventing CMV Disease ... Valganciclovir 900 mg PO BID ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... Virus - Genital ulceration ... : pneumonitis, colitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management