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Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ASUC) - IBD Algorithm

By Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Acute #Severe #Ulcerative #Colitis #ASUC
Acute Severe Ulcerative ... Colitis (ASUC) - IBD ... Algorithm By ... #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm ... gastroenterology #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
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
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... Experience • 2/3 ... disease control • 1/3 ... #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Lactose intolerance 3. ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... • Affects 1/3 ... #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
to work through ... a physiologic approach ... to the differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
between these 3 ... Therefore, in all 3 ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Arbovirus Empiric Management ... smears; AND 3) ... x 3-7 days ± ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential