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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Manifestations: • Oral Ulcerations ... oral aphthous ulcerations ... more): Genital ulceration ... , ulcerative colitis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Relapsing #Ulcerative ... Algorithm #IBD #Treatment
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... Escalate Treatment ... Colitis Escalate Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #5ASA #Refractory #Treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
erythematous papulo-ulcerative ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative ... dosing if liver disease ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... Moderate #Algorithm #treatment
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... extension: - Disease ... extension • Isolated disease ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Prophylaxis Stress ulcerations ... bleeding from stress ulceration ... or treatment for ... Stress ulceration ... is defined as ulceration
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
normal or inactive disease ... Score = 1 (mild disease ... = 2 (moderate disease ... Spontaneous bleeding, ulcerations ... Classification #ulcerative
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... Assessment of Disease ... Spontaneous bleeding, ulceration ... #Ulcerative #Colitis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... Virus - Genital ulceration ... by delaying ART treatment