Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... - Evaluate for infection ... Radiographic evaluation Medication ... #Inpatient #Management ... #gastroenterology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
INDICATIONS FOR ... drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 β€’ Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... Prostate cancer β€’ Medications ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 β€’ Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 β€’ More
nutrients β€’ TPN for treatment ... complication rate (i.e. infections ... bolus to the small bowel ... Alcohol misuse and addiction ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hematuria) β€’ Inflammatory ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 β€’ Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
with C difficile infection ... on antibiotic treatment ... with irritable bowel ... Children with acute infectious ... #management #evidence
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
common systemic inflammatory ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 β€’ Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
 β€’
changes/allopurinol addition ... Safety: β€’ Serious Infections ... Thiopurines #IBD #Inflammatory ... #BowelDisease #Management ... #Treatment