Disorders of the Colon & Rectum High Yield Flashcards
MC demographics for UC and CD
- UC: Males
- CD: Females
- Caucasians
Smoking is risk factor for which IBD?
CD
Characteristic description and location of CD
Terminal ileum with skip areas and transmural inflammation (cobblestoning)
Mass in RLQ in an IBD
CD
Crohn’s starts at the beginning of the colon
Skin findings seen in CD
- Erythema nodosum
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
CDE
Diagnosis of CD
Colonoscopy with biopsy showing skip areas and cobblestoning.
Goal of therapy in CD
Symptomatic relief and reduce flare ups.
Low risk CD treatment for ileum only
EC budesonide 9mg for 4 weeks, tapering down by 3mg every 2-4 weeks for 8-12 weeks of total therapy.
Tx for mild-mod CD with diffuse involvement
Oral prednisone 40mg 1 week, then 5-10mg taper every week.
Tx of relapse of mild-mod CD
Glucocorticoid + immunomodulator/biologic
High-risk criteria for CD
- Dxd younger than 30
- smoker
- Elevated CRP
- Deep ulcers
- Long segments of involvement
- Perianal disease
- Extra-intestinal manifestations
- Hx of bowel resection
- Failure to achieve remission
Tx for high-risk CD
TNF blocker + Immunomodulator
Infliximab + azathioprine C for combo
Alt is prednisone then maintenance with a biologic/TNF
MC location for UC
Rectum + sigmoid
Hallmark sign of UC
Bloody diarrhea
Extra-intestinal manifestations of UC
- Arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
Severity grading for UC
MC Demographic for UC
Non-smokers
Gold standard for Dx of UC
Sigmoidoscopy showing continuous friable mucosa
Diagnosis of UC
- 4 weeks of chronic diarrhea
- Active inflammation of sigmoidoscopy
Who does NOT get a colonoscopy with suspected UC?
Severe disease or severe colitis dt/t risk of perf.
Main complications of UC
- Toxic megacolon
- Cancer
Recommended diet change for UC
Cessation of caffeine
Tx of mild-mod UC confined to rectosigmoid
Topical mesalamine (via enema or suppository)
Tx of mild-mod UC w/ spread past sigmoid
Oral mesalamine + topical mesalamine
Tx of mod-severe UC
Prednisone
Curative tx of UC
Total proctocolectomy w/ ileostomy