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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 ... Activity Index ... Calprotectin Endoscopy ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #IBD
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
ligation - EGD ... Surveillance EGD ... ~2 weeks after index ... Propranolol 10mg BID ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis: • Endoscopic ... (or doxy 100mg bid ... Test or repeat EGD ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Endoscopy to look ... puckering of the EGJ ... POEM Symptomatic Treatment ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology ... #Treatemtn
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... Management: • ACHALASIA ... patients with achalasia ... for palliative treatment ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... , or endoscopic ... Treatment: Laparoscopic ... Treatment options ... #gastroenterology
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 ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology