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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Rule-Out Infection, Cdiff ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #UC #Persistent ... #5ASA #Refractory ... #Treatment #Management
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Colitis - Management ... Diff. & CMV COVID ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #Algorithm #IBD ... #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... immunocompromised, IBD ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
formulations • If persistent ... • 2/3 endorse persistent ... disease control • 1/ ... improvement w/ mental ... #management
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Poor adherence to medical ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
a few months (median ... Virus - Genital ulceration ... : pneumonitis, colitis ... • Persistently ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management