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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... ) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #5ASA #Refractory
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Megacolon - Differential ... Bowel Disease: Ulcerative ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... Chemotherapy #Toxic #Megacolon
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... histolytjca) Nausea ... Bloody • Ulcerative ... Colitis #Acute ... #Diarrhea #Differential
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... obstruction - Drugs: 5-ASA ... celiac disease, ulcerative ... colitis, rheumatoid
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... • Microscopic colitis ... disease (IBD): Ulcerative ... colitis, Crohn's
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... bowel disease, ulcerative ... colitis, Crohn's ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea 1. ... Ulcerative colitis ... Microscopic colitis ... #Causes #Differential