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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
: • Bowel: Diverticular ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, Infectious ... colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... of Disease Activity ... #UC #Endoscopy ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... congenital/systemic disease ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... (irritable bowel ... #disease #mimics ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... cardiac causes • Lower ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... mesenteric ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... , asymptomatic IBD ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... (ischemia, infectious ... Disease • Colorectal
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... this requires clinical ... and endoscopic ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology