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Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithms
 - Adult outpatients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis
Severe Ulcerative Colitis ... moderate to severely active ... ulcerative colitis ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #Management
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Persistent UC Symptoms ... diarrhea correlates w active ... UC > non-bloody ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #Persistent
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Mayo UC Endoscopic ... = 0 (normal or inactive ... ulcerations #Mayo #UC ... Classification #ulcerative #colitis
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Ulcerative Colitis ... Table Ulcerative Collitis ... ileum • Most cases ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... Comparison #Table #UC
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Endoscopic Findings in Active Ulcerative Colitis
 • Ulcer with spontaneous bleeding
 • Erythema
 • Mucosal scar
Endoscopic Findings in Active ... Ulcerative Colitis ... Endoscopic #Findings #Active ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #clinical #
Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
Causes of Terminal ... C.diff, Neutropenic colitis ... Digoxin • Other: UC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... Budesonide and UC ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... Prevalence Crohn's > UC ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... have fatigue w/ active ... /other causes
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... ranitidine, sulindac - Active ... disease, ulcerative colitis