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Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm

By Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Acute #Severe #Ulcerative #Colitis #ASUC
Acute Severe Ulcerative ... Colitis (ASUC) ... @wabillin #Acute ... #ASUC #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... resulting in an acute ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Acute Intermittent ... Not helpful in acute
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
) guidance • Acute ... 7-10 days • Acute ... exacerbation of COPD ... 5 days • Acute ... otitis media 5
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... resulting in an acute ... Acute CPP Crystal ... : Treatment • Acute ... glucocorticoids • Acute
Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
Acute Otitis Externa ... #SwimmersEar #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Perforation) Pathophysiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
subspecies, P. h. capitis ... is assc with head ... Assc symptoms include ... of blood smear, acute ... often experience acute
Enteric E.coli
EnteroPathogenic E. coli (EPEC) - Diarrhoea in children
EnteroHaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Haemorrhagic colitis HUS
EnteroToxigenic
- Haemorrhagic colitis ... coli (DAEC) - Acute ... #microbiology #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Acute Otitis Media ... Balance Problems #Acute ... Complications #pathophysiology