Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Infliximab Loss-of Response (LOR) in Ulcerative Colitis

by Dr. Waseem Ahmed @Waseem_AhmedMD

#LOR #Infliximab #algorithm #Ulcerative #Colitis #UC
) in Ulcerative ... Colitis by Dr. ... #Infliximab #algorithm ... #Ulcerative #Colitis ... #UC #IBD
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 โ€ข (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 โ€ข Assess
Colitis - Management ... surgery: Fulminant UC ... โ€ข If Hesitant for ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #Algorithm #IBD
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 โ€ข Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 โ€ข Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 โ€ข 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis ... Budesonide and UC ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #IBD
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatic causes ... sulindac - Active IBID ... celiac disease, ulcerative ... colitis, rheumatoid
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 โ€ข 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 โ€ข Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... Prevalence Crohn's > UC ... Anemia and IBD ... IDA and active IBD ... /other causes โ€ข
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD canโ€™t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Causes of ulceration ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #diagnosis #differential
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity - UCEIS
Vascular pattern
   0 = normal - Normal
Ulcerative Colitis ... Endoscopic Index ... edge #UCEIS #Ulcerative ... #Colitis #UC #Endoscopy ... gastroenterology #scoring #ibd