IBD Flashcards
def. IBD
chronic inflamm of the intestinal tract, variable systemic involvement
location of 2
UC - colon and rectum
CD - any portion
peak ages
bimodal - 20-30 and 60s
epi
more UC
Sx of CD
- abdo pain
- diarrhea
- mass in RLQ
- obstrcution
- weight loss
- fever
- stricture
- fistula and anal involvment
4 most common extraintestinal
- eye - episcleritis
- skin - erethyma nodosum
- mouth ulcers
- MSK - arthiritis
4 aspects to patho
- genes - CD>UC : NOD2 gene
- host immune system
- luminal bact
- env
what is the immune response
inappropiate extreme immune response
3 env factors
- altered mucous
- incr. permeability
- impaired repair mech.
what is actual path
normal>triggers>acute inflammation> not cleared> chronic inflammation
what to ask on Hx
- travel
- AB use
- diet
- sex hx
- fam hx
- extra intestinal Sx
labs
- CBC
- iron
- folate
- B12
- CRP
- ESR
- stool WBC
imaging
US, CT MR, endo
3 main goals and 2 additional of therapy
- remission induction
- remission maintenance
- prevent treat compl.
a. mucoal healing
b. QOL
5 classes of meds
- 5-ASA
- corticosteroids
- immunosuppresants - methotrexate
- ABs
- imunobiologics - mab’s
preps, uses, action, effect, formulation and SE of 5-ASA
preps - mesalamine uses - UC, mild crohn ilitis action - oxy free radical scavenger effect - local only formulation - oral, rectal adverse effects - pancreatitis, nephritis
preps, uses, action, effect, and SE of steroids
preps - prednisone, budesonide
uses - remission induction, no use for maintenance
action - inhib inflam. cytokines
adverse effects - cushins, ** avasc. necrosis
action, use and SE of azathroprine
action - purine analog- DNA syn. inhib
use - remission and maintenance, healing of fistula
SE - bone marrow sup., pancreatitis, lymphoma,
ction, use and SE of methotrexate
action - folic acid antag - no DNA, cort. sparing
use - remission and maintenance
SE - liver, leukopenia, N/V, diarrhea, hypersensitivity
action, use and SE of cyclosporine
action - inhib of t -cell mediated responses
use - acute and refractory UC
SE - nephrotox, infections, hypertension
action, use and SE of immunobiologics
action - antiTNF ABs
use - CD - active and perianal, UC severe
SE - delayed hypersenstivity and lotof others
use of ABs (
metronidazole and cipro
- no use in UC
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what to do when refractory
Surgey