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Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... • ↑ risk if colonic ... medical therapy • Chronic ... #IBDAlgorithm #IBD ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea #Chronic ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
History Taking for IBD - FECES Mnemonic
FECES:
F - Frequency- how often? nocturnal sx? 
E - Emptying
History Taking for IBD ... STOMA? ... #IBD #history #mnemonic ... FECES #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... exacerbation, Asthma ... attack, ILD flare ... : Asthma, COPD, ... CTEPH, ILD, Sarcoid
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Inflammatory: Asthma ... Crohns #Disease #IBD ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Airway Disease: Asthma ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Schema #Acute #Chronic
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Aortoenteric Fistula - Colonic ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... changes without chronic ... inflammation: IBS ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Aortoenteric fistula, Colonic ... angiodysplasia, colonic ... Ischemic colitis, IBO ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology