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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... Infection, Cdiff Mild Colitis ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Treatment Mod/Severe Colitis ... #Ulcerative #Colitis
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 •  Extensive colitis AND
IBD Colonoscopy ... • Extensive colitis ... • Extensive colitis ... • Crohn's colitis ... drkeithsiau #IBD #Colonoscopy
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
Severe if any of following:
 • >3 Risk Factors
Management of Ischemic Colitis ... with eventual colonoscopy ... #Ischemic #Colitis
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Colitis - Differential ... Salmonella - Amebic colitis ... trachomatis Pan-Colitis ... Radiation #Colitis ... Segment #Location #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... • Radiation CoIits ... • Ischemic Colitis ... • Microscopic Colitis ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... IBO, Infectious colitis ... , Radiation colitis ... LGIB #GIBleed #Differential
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Classification #ulcerative #colitis ... gastroenterology #colonoscopy
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... Ileitis • Crohn's Colitis ... • Ulcerative Colitis ... • Crohn's Colitis ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic Colitis ... - Infectious Colitis ... - Radiation Colitis ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Colonoscopy +/- ... Empiric therapy with probiotic ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential