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Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
Colorectal Cancer ... in ulcerative colitis ... 8 years after diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... GregoryTBrennan #Colorectal
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... #differential #
Polyp Incidence on Colonoscopy
Tubular adenoma - 47.2%
Hyperplastic polyp - 16.0%
Tubulovillous adenoma - 17.6%
Normal - 5.6%
Inflammatory polyp
Polyp Incidence on Colonoscopy ... 2.0% Sessile serrated ... 1.0% Traditional serrated ... #differential # ... diagnosis #gastroenterology
Differential Diagnosis of Patients Presenting with Symptoms of Acute Diverticulitis:
Appendicitis, Bowel obstruction, Colorectal cancer, Ectopic pregnancy,
Differential Diagnosis ... Bowel obstruction, Colorectal ... syndrome, Ischemic colitis ... tract infection #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Colorectal Lesions - JNET Classification
Type 1:
 - Vessel pattern: Invisible
 - Surface pattern: Regular dark or
Colorectal Lesions ... polyp / Sessile serrated ... invasive cancer #Colorectal ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #colonoscopy
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Toxic Megacolon - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... Toxic #Megacolon #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... deficiency anemia) • Colorectal ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy ... malabsorption, Microscopic colitis ... drkeithsiau #Diarrhea #differential ... #diagnosis