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Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Mayo UC Endoscopic ... = 0 (normal or inactive ... #UC #Endoscopic ... ulcerative #colitis #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
ASA Therapies • Assess ... Drug Adherence • Disease ... diarrhea correlates w active ... ) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm
Endoscopic Findings in Active Ulcerative Colitis
 • Ulcer with spontaneous bleeding
 • Erythema
 • Mucosal scar
Endoscopic Findings ... in Active Ulcerative ... Ulcerative #Colitis #UC ... #clinical #gastroenterology ... #colonoscopy
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... Prevalence Crohn's > UC ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... fatigue despite disease ... have fatigue w/ active
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Discontinuing Thiopurine Assess ... Disease Activity ... : Colonoscopy +/ ... FCP, CRP, ESR • Active ... #management #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Other than EGD + Colonoscopy ... most small-bowel diseases ... massive bleed may ... inflammatory bowel disease ... GIBleed #management #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... risk (<1%): - Endoscopic ... stress testing may
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
immune system may ... worsening of that disease ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... • Persistently active