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Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithms
 - Adult outpatients with moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis
Severe Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management ... colitis - Adults ... colitis #Ulcerative ... Algorithm #treatment #gastroenterology
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Classification #ulcerative ... #colitis #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... Spontaneous bleeding, ulceration ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index

Remission - Mild - Moderate - Severe - Fulminant
Stools/day
Urgency
Hemoglobin
ESR
CRP
Fecal Calprotectin
Endoscopy (Mayo subscore)
UCEIS

@MondayNightIBD

#Ulcerative #Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis ... Activity Index ... #Colitis #Activity ... #Index #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
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 ... #clinical #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis - Surgical Options
 • Proctocolectomy - Ileostomy: ileum is attached to an external bag
Ulcerative Colitis ... are removed #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #Surgical ... patientinfo #surgery #gastroenterology
Colonoscopy Followup Intervals 
10 years: Normal colonoscopy, ≥ 20 HP < 10mm
7-10 years: 1-2 adenomas <
Colonoscopy Followup ... years: Normal colonoscopy ... dysplasia, Traditional serrated ... SSPs: Sessile serrated ... Followup #Intervals #gastroenterology
Endoscopic Findings in Active Ulcerative Colitis
 • Ulcer with spontaneous bleeding
 • Erythema
 • Mucosal scar
Findings in Active Ulcerative ... Colitis • Ulcer ... #Colitis #UC #clinical ... #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Serrated Polyps
Hyperplastic polyps (HPs):
 • Prevalence: 20-30%
 • Size: Usually small or diminutive (s 5mm)
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Serrated Polyps ... distal Sessile serrated ... Mostly distal #Serrated ... Polyps #comparison #colonoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... Infection, Cdiff Mild Colitis ... Treatment Mod/Severe Colitis ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #UC #Persistent