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Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Ischemia (Watershed) Cecum ... Yersinia - TB Recto-Sigmoid ... Lymphoma - E Coli Rectum
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
Mesalamine (Mesalazine) Therapy Simplified by Location
Orals - Terminal Ileum, Ascending Colon, Transverse Colon
Enemas - Reach the
Suppositories - Rectum ... Mesalamine #Mesalazine #IBD
Ulcerative Colitis - Surgical Options
 • Proctocolectomy - Ileostomy: ileum is attached to an external bag
after colon & rectum ... gastroenterology #IBD
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
IBD - Assessment ... mechanisms: • IBS ... mechanisms, Non-IBD ... Inflammatory mechanisms, IBD-related ... @JeanDonet #IBD
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy ... antidepressants SSRIs #IBSD ... #IBS #Diarrhea
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Colonic and Rectal ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic or rectal ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD
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Four rules on syphilis serologies from Dr. Khalil Ghanem
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