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Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Disease Management ... Imaging • Tx Inflammatory ... #Disease #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Body Myositis (IBM ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
celiac disease • Iron-deficiency ... unresponsive to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential ... whipple) • Inflammatory ... (IBD, eosinophilic
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Diagnosis and Management ... facial paralysis *Differential ... Dx: Crohn's, Sarcoidosis ... oral manif. of IBD ... #Algorithm #treatment
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
regular meal • Crohn's ... cheeses, yogurts • IBD-Anti-inflammatory ... #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... primary lesions - differential ... Hematologic pruritus (Iron ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis