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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 ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative
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
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Lofgren's syndrome Ulcerative ... Colitis, Crohns ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Ulcerative Colitis ... Comparison Table Ulcerative ... Collitis - Location ... ileum • Most cases ... #Colitis #Crohns
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Lung abscess Ulcerative ... Colitis Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Causes
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Classification #ulcerative ... #colitis #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
., Ulcerative colitis ... proctitis) • Chronic diarrhea ... , diarrhea-predominant
Colonic Pseudopolyps in ulcerative colitis seen during water immersion colonoscopy

Dr. Serhii Polishchuk via Dr. Keith Siau
Pseudopolyps in ulcerative ... colitis seen during ... water immersion colonoscopy ... #Pseudopolyps #colonoscopy
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