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Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... - Endoscopic Assessment ... of Disease Activity ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... • Ischemic ... Colitis - Secretory ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... congenital/systemic disease ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Ischemia, Malignancy ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... LGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, Infectious ... colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Mayo UC Endoscopic ... Score = 1 (mild disease ... ulcerations #Mayo #UC #Endoscopic ... Classification #ulcerative #colitis ... #gastroenterology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology