Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Ulcerative Colitis ... - IBD Comparison ... Table Ulcerative ... #IBD #Comparison ... #Table #UC
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - ... Differential Diagnosis ... congenital/systemic disease ... - IBD - Infectious ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Lower
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 β€’ (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 β€’ Assess
Severe Ulcerative Colitis ... Adherence β€’ Assess Disease ... surgery: Fulminant UC ... #UC #Management ... #Algorithm #IBD
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 β€’ Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 β€’ 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis ... Budesonide and UC ... dosing if liver disease ... #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm β€’ 40- ... Prevalence Crohn's > UC ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue despite disease ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... sulindac - Active IBID ... : HI V, celiac disease ... , ulcerative colitis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... blood cells/high-power ... abdomen (enteritis, colitis ... #Algorithm #differential