2759 results
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Gastroenteritis: Treatment ... Severity of the Disease ... Empiric elimination diet ... • Elemental diet ... Gastroenteritis #Treatment
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Bowel Disease ( ... in Sx, but not disease ... meal • Crohn's Disease ... Focuses on diverse ... table #management #treatment
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Vegetarian/vegan diet ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Edema, Celiac disease ... • Inflammatory Disease
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... on low-gluten diet ... value for celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
Celiac disease is ... enteropathy, Celiac disease ... and idiopathic diseases ... A gluten-free diet ... is the primary treatment
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
RD consult re: diet ... dosing if liver disease ... Moderate #Algorithm #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
over course of disease ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... data is limited Diet ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
to IBD, celiac disease ... : • History - Diet ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
Hookworms subsequently die ... No treatment is ... rates of recurrent disease ... University Infectious Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Diet Recommendations:
Crohn's Disease:
 • Increase: Vegetables, Fruits
 • Decrease: Saturated and trans
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... (IBD) Diet Recommendations ... : Crohn's Disease ... Inflammatory #Bowel #Disease ... #IBD #Diet #recommendations