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Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... - Endoscopic Assessment ... #UC #Endoscopy ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... • Ischemic ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
colitis, Infectious ... colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... changes without chronic ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... sulindac - Active IBID ... Renal failure / Chronic ... disease, ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity - UCEIS
Vascular pattern
   0 = normal - Normal
Ulcerative Colitis ... Endoscopic Index ... #UC #Endoscopy ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #scoring #ibd
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 ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology