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Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm

By Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Acute #Severe #Ulcerative #Colitis #ASUC
Severe Ulcerative Colitis ... (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm ... #ASUC #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm # ... gastroenterology #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff
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
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Severe Ulcerative Colitis ... - Management Algorithm ... Diff. & CMV COVID ... #UC #Management ... #Algorithm #IBD
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Pearls: • IDA ... IV Fe > PO FE • ... IV FE formulations ... #management
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
Tigecycline - 50 mg IV ... × 10 days #CDiff ... options #treatment #management ... #pharmacology #idsa ... #table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... chew, or crush tablet ... suspension 400 mg PO BID ... 400 mg) PO or IV ... Prevention #Treatment #management
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
A proposed management ... algorithm for CDI ... IV, intravenously ... #CDI #CDiff #clostridiumdifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis ... Diff, Stool cx, ... Random Bx and IHC ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... for 3 days, then BID ... with ARV (see Table ... Histoplasmosis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management