23 results
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Escalate Treatment ... Mod/Severe Colitis ... Escalate Treatment
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis ... maintenance rates with 5ASA ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... remission with 5ASA ... Moderate #Algorithm #treatment
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
pattern • Score = 1 ... - Spontaneous bleeding ... Classification #ulcerative #colitis ... gastroenterology #colonoscopy
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
35yo male, PR bleeding, mucoid stool, tennesmus, abdominal cramping pain, low grade fever,
Ischemic Colitis ... on Colonoscopy ... 35yo male, PR bleeding ... with Ischemic Colitis ... gastroenterology #clinical
Endoscopic Findings in Active Ulcerative Colitis
 • Ulcer with spontaneous bleeding
 • Erythema
 • Mucosal scar
Active Ulcerative Colitis ... with spontaneous bleeding ... Active #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #clinical # ... gastroenterology #colonoscopy
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
Tinea Capitis in ... Tinea capitis, a ... therapy; after 1 ... week of treatment ... #clinical #photo
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Hypertension: 1/ ... procedures (eg, colonoscopy ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1 ... • Treatment of ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... disease, ulcerative colitis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Pre-Op Questions: 1. ... Key Components: 1. ... ASA class If ... Change in clinical ... - what is the bleeding