6 results
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
- Management Algorithm ... +/- EGD, Small ... Bowel Imaging/VCE ... #algorithm #management ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Bleed (Other than EGD ... + Colonoscopy) ... Pill endoscopy ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
algorithm for CDI ... with inflammatory bowel ... #CDI #CDiff #clostridiumdifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #Gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Diff, Stool cx, ... • Endoscopy ( ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... Colitis #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD