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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Algorithm Steatorrhea ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... • Ischemic ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy ... #Algorithm
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... of Disease Activity ... grading #severity #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Differential Diagnosis ... congenital/systemic disease ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Inflammatory (IBD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Algorithm Pancreatic ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... sulindac - Active IBID ... , ulcerative colitis ... #Algorithm
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... congenital heart disease ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CT #Colon #Ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Occult ... , asymptomatic IBD ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... (ischemia, infectious