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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 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
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Gastrointestinal Disease • Inflammatory ... Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative ... Colitis) • Gastrointestinal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... conditions include inflammatory ... bowel disease, ulcerative ... colitis, Crohn's ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... Large polyps • Inflammatory ... Crohn's disease, Ulcerative ... colitis • Vascular ... Deficiency #Anemia #Causes
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Crohn's Disease • Ulcerative ... Colitis Painful ... Painless - Non-lnflammatory ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Diagnosis Framework • Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease: Ulcerative ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
     •
erythematosus • Inflammatory ... bowel disease (ulcerative ... colitis more than ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
Hypersensitivity Or Inflammatory ... Reactions: • Ulcerative ... Colitis and Crohn ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes