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Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Colonic and Rectal ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic or rectal ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... SROS (solitary rectal ... inflammation: IBS ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... #differential #diagnosis
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
, Hemorrhoids, Rectal ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Bowel Disease (IBO ... ), but IBD is more ... the bladder and rectum ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Alternative Dx: IBS ... , rectal prolapse ... Ulcerative #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ischemia (Watershed) Cecum ... Yersinia - TB Recto-Sigmoid ... Lymphoma - E Coli Rectum ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... : - Intact rectum ... management #treatment #ibd
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... Always affects rectum ... sparing of the rectum ... Crohns #Disease #IBD
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
IBD - Assessment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... mechanisms, Non-IBD ... @JeanDonet #IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mesalamine (Mesalazine) Therapy Simplified by Location
Orals - Terminal Ileum, Ascending Colon, Transverse Colon
Enemas - Reach the
Suppositories - Rectum ... Mesalamine #Mesalazine #IBD