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Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
- Endoscopic Assessment ... of Disease Activity ... vascular pattern, mild ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Mayo UC Endoscopic ... • Score = 1 (mild ... Classification #ulcerative ... #colitis #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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Severity) Crohns ... Discovered on Endoscopy ... thereafter • Repeat colonoscopy ... in 6 —12 months ... #Gastroenterology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... fatigue despite clinical ... • Prevalence Crohn's ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... fatigue despite disease
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance 
LOW RISK - Follow-up Colonoscopy at 3 years:
 • Quiescent disease , Endoscopic
IBD Colonoscopy ... : • Quiescent disease ... , Endoscopic and ... 1-3 years: • Mild ... Guidelines #management #gastroenterology
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate ... Ulcerative Colitis ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... dosing if liver disease ... #treatment #IBD
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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Severity in Crohn's ... superficial luminal ulceration ... immunosuppressive therapy • Mild ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... this requires clinical ... and endoscopic ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... #differential #gastroenterology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Colitis Grade of Disease ... over baseline; mild ... • Endoscopy ( ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #IBD