4 results
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Assessment (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... ) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Escalate Treatment
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... disease, ulcerative colitis ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
for palliative treatment ... provide enteral nutrition ... patients requiring nutritional ... laceration in upper ... energy or heat to cause
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Key Points • Nutrition ... liquid formula to cover ... prebiotic and probiotic ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... table #management #treatment