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Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm

By Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Acute #Severe #Ulcerative #Colitis #ASUC
Acute Severe Ulcerative ... Colitis (ASUC) - IBD ... Algorithm By ... Colitis #ASUC #IBD ... #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... UC Anemia and IBD ... and active IBD: ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue w/ active IBD
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) ... disease (IBD): ... Ulcerative colitis
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management Algorithm ... ↑ induction & maintenance ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #treatment #IBD
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
fistula Lower: • Bowel ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative ... (inflammation is
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Causes of Small Bowel ... Ulceration The ... diagnosis of IBD ... causes in the small bowel ... #diagnosis #differential
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... Alternative Dx: IBS ... effective for maintenance ... #Proctitis #IBD ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Gastronintestinal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm