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

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... Lower #GI #Bleed #LGIB ... gastrointestinal #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 ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Diagnosis • Inflammatory ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Ischemia, Malignancy ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index

Remission - Mild - Moderate - Severe - Fulminant
Stools/day
Urgency
Hemoglobin
ESR
CRP
Fecal Calprotectin
Endoscopy (Mayo subscore)
UCEIS

@MondayNightIBD

#Ulcerative #Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis ... Calprotectin Endoscopy ... Activity #Index #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology ... #IBD
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... sulindac - Active IBID ... , ulcerative colitis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD ... #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Risk 60-100% Ib ... Upper #GIBleed #UGIB ... #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology