Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 β€’ Assess for Drug Adherence
 β€’ Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Infection, Cdiff Mild ... Tx β€’ Evaluate for ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Ulcerative ... #Management #Algorithm
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 β€’ (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 β€’ Assess
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative ... Colitis - Management ... β€’ If Hesitant for ... #Algorithm #IBD ... #Treatment
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 ... #Mild #Moderate ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
lung disease (ILD ... )-associated with ... Symptomatic treatment ... #lungdisease #ILD ... #algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
β€’ Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... , IL-6, TNF-a) associated ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Protocol #SARSCoV2
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation ... previously dx'd associated ... PBS - anemia, mild ... IF ab Treatment
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 β€’ Affects 1/3 patients
 β€’ Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Ulcerative Proctitis ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... Tacrolimus rarely associated ... #Proctitis #IBD ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Mild LFT ↑ This ... recurrentis has been associated ... cases have been associated ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 β€’ G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis ... over baseline; mild ... indicated Diagnostic Evaluation ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #IBD