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Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
- Management Algorithm ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... Diff. & CMV COVID ... #Algorithm #IBD ... #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Immune Checkpoint ... Grade of Disease ... Diff, Stool cx, ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... Ulcerative #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... 1. ... Immune response ... comparison #table #management ... #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
General Measures 1. ... Keep fingernails short ... • Pramoxine 1% ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis