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Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm

By Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Acute #Severe #Ulcerative #Colitis #ASUC
- IBD Algorithm ... #ASUC #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm # ... gastroenterology ... #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... Diagnosis and Management ... ligation - EGD ... performed within 12 ... procedure and every
Dual Targeted Therapy (DTT) in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Indication for DTT:
 • Refractory
 • Failed multiple
- IBD Algorithm ... therapies • Severe ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology ... #management
SCAD: Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis - IBD Algorithm

SCAD: Inflammation of the inter-diverticular mucosa without involvement
SCAD: Segmental Colitis ... Diverticulosis - IBD ... Algorithm SCAD ... #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm ... #management #gastroenterology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... Coagulopathy -> Don't reverse ... - W/in 12 hrs of ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... GBS, high sens. >12 ... Infusion = 40mg IV BID ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... mg PO qd - If needing ... h/o recurrent/severe ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity - UCEIS
Vascular pattern
   0 = normal - Normal
Ulcerative Colitis ... vascular pattern Bleeding ... luminal moderate or severe ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #scoring #ibd
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
over baseline; severe ... • Endoscopy ( ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... cardiac devices (ICD ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management