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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chronic or relapsing immune activation and inflammation within the GI tracts
Types
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohns disease
Ulcerative Colitis
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Disease characterized by large bowel ulceration
Clinical features
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Abdominal pain
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Diarrhea
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Weight loss
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Blood in stool
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Urgency ( Urgent need to pass stool )
Diagnosis
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Laboratory investigation
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Colonoscopy
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Fecal calprotectin
Treatment
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Varies from colonoscopy and clinical findings
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Treatment range from mesalamines to biologicals
Crohns disease
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It’s a disease of small and large bowel
Clinical features
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Pain in the umbilical region
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Diarrhea
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Fever
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Abdominal lump
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Blood in stool
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Vomiting
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Malabsorption
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Weight loss
Diagnosis
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Colonoscopy
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CT enterography
Treatment
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Varies from stage of disease
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Treatment ranges from steroids, biologicals
