IBD, Celiac, Lactose Intolerance Flashcards
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what is the etiology of IBD?
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dysregulated mucosal immune response to host gut flora in genetically susceptible individuals
AUTOIMMUNE RESPONSE TO OWN GUT FLORA
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what are the 2 types of IBD?
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Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
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in terms of where UC and Crohn’s affect the GIT, what are there differences?
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UC is limited to colon and rectum
Crohn’s is entire GI tract (mouth to anus)
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what type of lesions does Crohn’s have?
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skip lesions
-areas of inflammation, then normal tissue, then area of inflammation, then normal tissue, etc.
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what type of inflammation does UC have?
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diffuse inflammation, friability, erosions, and bleeding of mucosa
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what is Crohn’s disease associated with?
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abscesses, fistulae, sinus tracts (incomplete fistulae ending in a cul-de-sac), strictures, and adhesions
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what is the pathophysiology of IBD?
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A COMBO OF FACTORS IN GUT:
- Damage to epithelial mucin proteins and tight junctions
- Breakdown of homeostatic balance b/w host’s mucosal immunity and enteric microflora (host immune response to own gut flora)
- Genetic polymorphisms in toll-like receptors (TLRs) - body can’t recognize itself
- Disrupted homeostatic balance b/w regulatory and effector T-cells (more attack T-cels vs regulatory T-cells)
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IBD Global incidence
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Developing more in industrialized countries -> means something to do with environment, diet, etc.
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what has a higher incidence, UC or CD?
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UC - more commonly seen in North America and Europe
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UC epidemiology ages
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Bimodal incidence pattern
-Onset at 15-30 years or 50-70 year olds
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what people have high risk of UC?
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Ashkenazi Jews have 3-5x higher risk
fam hx very important
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smoking and UC
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Smoking associated with paradoxically lower risk/incidence, milder disease
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environmental factors and UC
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Smoking has lower risk, milder disease
Hx of prior GI infections (ex: Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter) during adulthood double risk of developing UC - 2/2 change in gut flora triggering chronic inflammatory process
Weak associations b/w NSAIDs, OCPs and increased risk of UC
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what are the common presenting sx’s of someone with UC?
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Rectal bleeding
Diarrhea (HALLMARK BLOODY MUCOID DIARRHEA)
Abdominal pain in LLQ
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what is the HALLMARK sx of UC?
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Bloody mucoid diarrhea
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where is the abdominal pain in UC located?
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LLQ - b/c usually in sigmoid colon
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mild to moderate UC disease presentation
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- Gradual onset diarrhea (<4/day) and intermittent blood mucoid stool mild disease
- Moderate disease is 4-6 bloody stools/day and more abdominal pain
- Urgency and tenesmus
- No significant abdominal pain, but LLQ cramping normal and often relieved by BM
- Mild fever, anemia, hypoalbuminemia possible
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severe UC disease presentation
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> 6 bloody diarrhea stools/day
Severe anemia (anemia of chronic disease), hypovolemia (d/t diarrhea), hypoalbuminemia w/ nutritional deficit
Abd pain/tenderness
Fulminant colitis = subset of severe UC disease w/systemic sx’s
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what is fulminant colitis?
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subset of UC severe disease which is rapidly worsening sx’s with toxicity
SURGICAL EMERGENCY
Look septic - systemic six’s - fever, leukocytosis, tachycardia, severe and pain/diarrhea, may develop toxic megacolon
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what manifestations are more common in UC than CD?
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extraintestinal manifestations
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what extraintestinal manifestations occur in UC?
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- Aphthous oral ulcers
- Iritis/uveitis/episcleritis (present with extremely red/painful eye b/c inflammation of uveal tissue)
- Seronegative arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, sacroilitis (have back pain, stiff joints; Need to watch for 20 y/o that has abd pain and also knee pain/swollen knee - may be UC)
- Erythema nodosum - Nodular, erythematous discrete lesions that are very painful – develop on lower extremities extensor surfaces anterior tibialis (anterior lesions)
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemias
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis - chronic long-term disease of your biliary tree
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UC PE
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LLQ abdominal tenderness; peritonitis
DRE = bright red blood and mucoid appearance to it
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what extraintestinal manifestations of UC IMPROVE after colectomy?
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Arthritis (20%)
- Knees, ankles, hips, shoulders
- Joints become inflamed and irritated when disease is flaring
Ankylosing spondylitis (3-5%) -HLA-B27+ or Fam Hx of AS
Erythema nodosum (10-15%) -Often in conjunction with arthropathy
Pyoderma gangrenosum (rare)
- Ulcerative cutaneous lesion, dx by biopsy
- PG is associated with IBD in 50% of cases
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what extraintestinal manifestation is associated with IBD in 50% of cases?
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Pyoderma gangrenosum
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what extraintestinal manifestations DON'T improve after colectomy?
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- in men <40 y/o
- colitis not as severe (vs pts that don't have PSC colitis more severe)
- risk of colon cancer increased 5x compared to UC alone
- LIVER TRANSPLANT = CURE
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Classification system of UC
Montreal classification
- used to categorize extent and severity of disease
- classified by severity and where in the colon it is
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3 components of diagnosing UC
(1) Clinical sx’s and presentations
(2) Sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy - six's confirmed by their findings
(3) Biopsy results/Histologic examinations – have infiltration of lamina propia (basement layer) with WBCs and inflammatory cells
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what must the initial work-up of UC do?
r/o infectious and non-infectious causes of the patients' diarrhea
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possible infectious and non-infectious causes of UC pts diarrhea that must be ruled out
Infectious colitis
- Fecal leukocytes (WBCs in stool)
- Stool cultures, Ova, & Parasites
- Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, C. diff, Amebiasis, E. Coli - NEED TO RUN LABS FOR THESE
Radiation proctitis
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Ischemic colitis (low blood flow to particular part of colon ischemia -> it bleeds)
-Very common in elderly patients and patients that are dehydrated (ex: run a marathon)
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CMV colitis (immunocompromised) - UNCOMMON
STI proctitis – DON’T MISS THIS!!!***
- Gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, syphilis all cause proctitis
- NEED TO DO SEXUAL HX – ASK ABOUT ANAL INTERCOURSE
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what is something you should NOT miss when doing initial work-up for UC pt?
STI proctitis – DON’T MISS THIS!!!***
- Gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, syphilis all cause proctitis
- NEED TO DO SEXUAL HX – ASK ABOUT ANAL INTERCOURSE
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UC lab values
ESR is high (inflammatory marker)
CRP is high (inflammatory marker)
H/H is low
Albumin is low d/t malnutrition
-These patients will have anemia of chronic disease, microcytic hypochromic type of anemia
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UC radiography
Plain films not much value
CT abd/pelvis (shows colitis/wall thickening, bowel obstruction, perforation)
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is imaging part of the core dx of UC or CD?
NO!!! b/c you need to see what the tissue actually looks like -> DO TISSUE BX
imaging won't tell you what type of colitis it is
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what is the cornerstone tx of UC mild disease?
Aminosalicylates (5-ASA) drugs
-NSAID for colon
Meds:
- Mesalazine PR suppository for mild proctitis
- Rectal (suppository) and oral 5-ASA (ex: PO sulfasalazine and PR mesalazine) for distal colon inflammation (COMMON TO GIVE BOTH ORAL AND SUPPOSITORY)
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what medication is recommended for maintenance (after remission) for UC?
5-ASA - RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MAINTENANCE THERAPY
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medications for UC mild-moderate disease/failure of 5-ASA
Budesonide PO - targets colon with minimal systemic effects (can use prednisone, but budesonide is preferred)
MUST TAPER OVER 60 DAYS ONCE GAIN CONTROL OF SX'S
***NOT FOR MAINTENANCE THERAPY -> SWITCH TO 5-ASA AFTER TAPER FOR MAINTENANCE!!!
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is Budesonide for maintenance therapy of UC?
NO!!!! Must taper over 60 days once gain control of six's and then put on 5-ASA for maintenance
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medications for UC severe disease
Hospitalization and IV steroids w/IVF
-Methylprednisolone (if doesn't work use TNF-alpha blockers)
TNF-alpha blockers (used if IV steroids don't work) - infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab
VGEF blocker - use if TNF-alpha blockers fail
-Vedolizumab
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what medication do you use for UC if 5-ASA failed?
Budesonide PO
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what is a last resort medication for severe UC?
cyclosporine
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if methylprednisolone (IV steroids) doesn't work for severe UC, what do you use?
TNF-alpha blockers
| -infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab
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if TNF-alpha blockers don't work for severe UC, what do you use?
VGEF blocker
| -vedolizumab
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UC maintenance therapy meds
5-ASA
Immunosuppressants (azathioprine or 6-MP) if 5-ASA not working
If TNF-alpha blocker induction works, then continue with agent for maintenance or azathioprine (same for Golimumab)
***Probiotics help with maintaining remission - maintains gut flora
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what meds help with maintaining remission in UC?
probiotics - maintains normal gut flora
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what is the surgical treatment for UC?
Colectomy
| -generally curative in UC and most common rationale is failure of medical management
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when would a UC pt get an EMERGENCY colectomy?
Life-threatening complications related to fulminant disease such as toxic megacolon unresponsive to medical treatment
-Toxic megacolon = dilation of colon and develop ileus unresponsive to meds and need surgery
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when would a UC pt get an URGENT colectomy?
Severe disease admitted to hospital and not responding to intensive medical treatment
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what type of surgery for UC is the most common and who is it for?
Elective surgery (most common)
- Refractory disease intolerant to long-term maintenance treatments (ex: long-term steroid dependence)
- Colorectal dysplasia or adenocarcinoma found on screening bx
- Long-term disease 7-10 years
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when is surgery recommended for UC
failure of medical management
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what are UC patients at an increased risk of?
colorectal cancer
| -increasing the longer they have disease
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what must UC pts be screened for and starting when?
must be screened for colorectal cancer beginning at 8 years after disease onset (even if well-maintained disease)
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after initial screening colonoscopy for UC pts, what does further screening depend on? when do you screen for proctitis/proctosigmoiditis, left-sided colitis/pancolitis, UC w/PSC?
extent of disease
Proctitis/proctosigmoiditis
-usually screened every year
Left-sided colitis/pancolitis: Screened every 1-2 years
UC w/PSC: Annually from time of dx of PSC
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UC risk factors for colorectal cancer
Duration and extent of disease (how poorly controlled is the disease)
Colonoscopic and histologic severity of inflammation
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what is Crohn's disease characterized as?
Intermittent bouts of low grade fever, diarrhea and RLQ pain (flares and remission cycle)
Also have perianal disease (abscess, tissue, fistula)
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what type of inflammation is in Crohn's disease, what's it's distribution and what does it cause?
Transmural inflammation in skip lesion distribution causes strictures, fistulas, ulcerations, abscess
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where does Crohn's affect?
COMMONLY AFFECTS SMALL BOWEL AND COLON - USUALLY TERMINAL ILEUM AND ASCENDING COLON
-small bowel (usually terminal) can only be affected and colon can only be affected
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what other disease is associated with having Crohn's disease?
perianal disease (abscesses, fistulas, fissures)
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can extra intestinal manifestations occur in CD?
Yes, but not as common as they are in UC
Includes:
- arthalgia
- iritis/uveitis
- Pyoderma gangrenous or erythema nodosum
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Crohn's disease Risk Factors
Genetic factors: Need good fam hx (strongest risk factor)
Environmental factors:
* **Smoking – significantly exacerbates Crohn’s disease
- Sedentary lifestyle, exposure to air pollution, and consumption of western diet
Infectious factors:
-CD often occurs after infectious gastroenteritis
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smoking and Crohn's disease vs smoking and UC
smoking exacerbates Crohn's disease
smoking lowers risk/milder disease in Ulcerative colitis
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Crohn's disease clinical presentation
MUCH BROADER SX’S VS UC B/C AFFECTS ANY PART OF GIT
- abdominal pain (intermittent and is RLQ)
- diarrhea (watery/NONBLOODY!!!)
- constitutional six's (low grade fevers, weight loss/anorexia/malnutrition, weakness/fatigue/mailase - anemia, bone loss (d/t malnutrition w/ CD)
- small bowel obstruction presentation (N/V w/abd pain)
- anal fissure/skin tag/abscess/fistula (perianal presentation)
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what types of sx's are more common in CD vs UC?
Constitutional sx's
- Low grade fevers
- Weight loss/anorexia/malnutrition
- Weakness/fatigue/malaise (anemia)
- Bone loss – d/t malnutrition associated with CD
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what are Complications of Crohn's?
Abscess, Small bowel obstruction, Fistulas (and and rectovaginal), Perianal disease, Carcinoma, Malabsorption, possible hx of other autoimmune d/o's
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how do you treat abscess in Crohn's?
Broad spectrum abx s/p CT diagnosis and surgery or
Percutaneous drainage (done by interventional radiologist)
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what is occurring in small bowel of obstruction in CD? how do you treat it?
SBO chronic structuring or severe inflammation -> closes off part of gut
If have strictures then need low fiber diet - high fiber diet can
cause bowel obstruction
Tx:
-IVF, NGT decompression and IV steroid but if refractory possible partial resection or stricturoplasty
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how do you treat fistulas in CD?
If symptomatic - TPN (parenteral diet)/oral elemental diet may close fistula temporarily (tried initially)
Antibiologics 10 weeks (1/2 recur)
Surgical resection if medical management fails
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how do you treat perianal disease in CD?
abx (flagyl or Cipro) but recurrence is common
Mesalamine (5-ASA) suppository or tacrolimus ointment for refractory fissure
Antibiologics
***Medical management of Crohn’s first line with surgical intervention last resort
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how do you treat Carcinoma in CD?
• Increased risk of colon cancer (same time interval as UC), thus screening with colonoscopy required for early identification of dysplasia/malignancy
***Screen at 8 years of disease
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how do you treat Malabsorption in CD?
s/p multiple resection or bacterial overgrowth w/fistulas, strictures or stasis
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CD Classification
Montreal classification used to categorize CD
- L-classification: Defines extent of disease (where in the GIT it is)
- B-classification: Defines phenotype (structuring, penetrating)
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3 components of CD diagnosis?
Same 3 diagnosing components as UC:
(1) Clinical sx’s and presentations
(2) Sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy
(3) Biopsy results/Histologic examinations
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what must you r/o in CD?
As with UC, must r/o important non-infectious causes (IBS – dx of exclusion, Behcet’s syndrome) and infectious causes (Yersinia – terminal ileum inflamed like in CD – looks like CD, enteroviruses, etc.) that mimic CD
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what is the GOLD STANDARD FOR DX in CD?
Colonoscopy and mucosal bx is GOLD STANDARD FOR DX (colon & terminal ileum)
- Really bx from any area w/disease
- Aphthoid, stellate, linear ulcers
- Strictures
-***Segmental involvement w/ skip lesions
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CD radiologic tests for dx
- CT/MRI enterography or enteroclysis
- Show inflammation (just like in UC), but doesn’t change tx or labs
- ***LINEAR ULCERS ARE CLASSIC
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Labs in CD
CRP is high, ESR is high, fecal calprotectin (inflammatory marker good for trending flares & remissions), H/H is low (present with anemia of chronic disease), albumin is low, WBC is high
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what is the first thing pts with CD should be counseled on?
All patients with CD should be counseled to QUIT SMOKING (#1)
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CD diarrhea tx's
Loperamide (Immodium) - if sure no infectious cause of the diarrhea
Terminal ileal disease or resection = bile acid sequestrant
Short gut = low fat diet
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Mild Crohn's disease tx?
Colon and small bowel disease = mesalamine (can’t be maintained on 5-ASA)
5-ASA derivatives, which are mainstay of UC, have shown to be less useful in treatment of CD b/c mesalamine releases only in the terminal ileum and colon
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Moderate-Severe Crohn's disease tx?
Steroid therapy (BUDESONIDE)
Immunosuppressant's (AZATHIOPRINE - 6-MP; METHOTREXATE - induces remission)
TNF-alpha blockers (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol)
Anti-integrins (VEDOLIZUMAB) - used after TNF-alpha blockers
Fistula disease (METRO OR CIPRO, SURGERY IF MEDS FAILS)
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what does Methotrexate do in CD?
it's a tx for moderate-severe Crohn's disease
IT CAN INDUCE REMISSION AND CAN HOLD PTS IN REMISSION
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what do the TNF-alpha blockers in CD treat?
Fistulas - that aren't responding to abx and conventional therapy
50% refractory cases respond well to TNF-alpha blockade
Use induction dosage until remission and then maintenance dosage
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is surgery curative in CD like in UC?
NO!!! SURGERY IS NOT CURATIVE IN CD
| -high rate of disease recurrence after segmental bowel resection so try to preserve as much bowel as possible
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what are the indications of surgery in CD?
Abscess that you can’t drain percutaneously, intractable fistula, toxic megacolon, fibrotic strictures w/ obstruction, refractory sx’s despite high dose steroids, perforation, intractable hemorrhage, cancer
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when do you admit a pt for CD?
- Bowel obstruction
- Abscess (intra-abdominal or perirectal)
- Severe symptoms of diarrhea/dehydration, weight loss/weakness, abdominal pain and can’t control it
- Serious infection complication in immunocompromised population (steroids, TNF-alpha blockers, imunomodulators)
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what must you regularly screen for in CD?
Regularly screen for active infection
-Tuberculosis, hepatitis, CMV, HIV, and C. diff
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CD Colorectal cancer screening
In patients with more than a third of colon affected (Montreal classification L3), first screening colonoscopy should occur 8 years after onset, repeated every 1-2 years and then every 1-3 years once normal
Patients with PSC should undergo annual screenings
-Risk of cholangiocarcinoma – need to be evaluated for this (high morality; cancer of biliary tree)
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what is celiac sprue?
***Allergic reaction to gluten
Immunologic/inflammatory response to ingested gluten (gliadin = alcohol-soluble fraction of gluten) affecting mucosa of GI tract
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what is gluten?
Gluten = wheat, rye, barley
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what does Celiac Sprue affect?
mucosa of proximal small bowel
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celiac sprue is a disease of what?
Disease of significant malabsorption b/c nutrients absorbed in small bowel, so if small bowel not working -> malnutrition, electrolyte abnormalities
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at what ages do most people present with celiac sprue?
childhood-adulthood
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what are the 2 types of sx's for Celiac Sprue?
GI sx's and extraintestinal symptoms
CAN HAVE ONLY EXTRAINTESTINAL SX'S (NO GI SX'S)
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what does the severity of GI sx's of Celiac Sprue depend on?
Severity depends on how much of small intestine is involved & age @ presentation
- < 2 years old malabsorption presentation
(Much sicker, not hitting growth milestones, have weight loss, abd distention)
-Older age +/- GI sx’s, less weight loss, more atypical sx’s, “silent” sprue (no GI sx’s)
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Celiac Sprue GI sx's
- Diarrhea
- Borborygmus, Flatulence
- Weight loss
In infants and young children with untreated celiac disease, failure to thrive and growth retardation are common (classic malabsorption)
- Weakness and fatigue MOST COMMON (usually related to general poor nutrition)
- Severe abdominal pain
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Extraintestinal sx's of Celiac Sprue
- Fatigue, depression, Fe-deficiency anemia
- Anemia
- Osteopenia and osteoporosis d/t malnutrition
- Neurologic symptoms (includes motor weakness, paresthesia’s with sensory loss, and ataxia; Seizures may develop)
Skin disorders
-Dermatitis herpetiformis
Hormonal disorders – Amenorrhea, delayed puberty, and infertility in women and impotence and infertility in men
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what skin disorders do celiac pts develop?
Dermatitis herpetiformis
-a condition with pruritic, papulovesicular skin lesions involving the extensor surfaces of the extremities, trunk, buttocks, scalp, and neck
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Celiac Sprue Physical Exam
LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF MALABSORPTION
- A protuberant and tympanic abdomen
- Evidence of weight loss (loss of muscle mass or subcutaneous fat)
- Orthostatic hypotension (could be d/t diarrhea)
- Peripheral edema (protein malabsorption)
- Ecchymoses (vit K deficiency)
- Hyperkeratosis (vit A deficiency) or dermatitis herpetiformis
- Cheilosis and glossitis (Fe-deficiency)
- Evidence of peripheral neuropathy or ataxia (vit B12 or E deficiency) – has to do with vibratory sense would be decreased
-Chvostek or Trousseau sign, tetany (Hypocalcemia) -Can induce tetany w/BP cuff or twitching w/ tap on face
Dermatitis herpetiformis
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Celiac Lab Dx
CBC – anemia (Fe, folate, B12)
CMP – malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance
Coags – PT prolonged d/t malabsorption of vitamin K
Stool – fat malabsorption (72hr fecal fat collection to detect steaorrhea)
Oral tolerance tests – lactose intolerance (often associated with celiac) -> Hydrogen breath test
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what serologic test do you use to dx Celiac?
IgA TTG - 95% sensitive and specific
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what other Serologic testing can you do for Celiac dx?
IgA level
- If negative IgA TTG, but strong clinical suspicion
- 3% w/ IgA deficiency
If <2 years or IgA deficiency
-IgA TTG combined with testing for IgG-deamidated gliadin peptide (high sp/sens)
-All levels antibodies become undetectable s/p 3-12 months gluten avoidance so can monitor for compliance
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when do IgA antibodies become undetectable in Celiac?
All levels antibodies become undetectable s/p 3-12 months gluten avoidance so can monitor for compliance
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what is the GOLD STANDARD DX for Celiac Sprue?
Endoscopy and mucosal biopsy prox + distal duodenum
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what will you see on Endoscopy and mucosal biopsy of pros + distal duodenum in Celiac Sprue?
Atrophy or scalloping of duodenal folds
Histology
-Villi are atrophic or absent
-Hypertrophy of crypts
(Celluarlity of the lamina propria is increased with a proliferation of plasma cells and lymphocytes)
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what is the best dx for Celiac?
BEST DX IS TO TAKE PT OFF OF GLUTEN B/C THEN SX’S GO AWAY TO MAKE SURE IT’S NOT SOMETHING OTHER THAN GLUTEN; ALSO BEST TX!!!
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Celiac Sprue tx
Diet, Supplements, Steroids
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Celiac Sprue diet tx
- Essential therapy = removal of ALL gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats may be contaminated during processing)
- improvement in 2 weeks on diet
- associated w/lactose intolerance -> avoid diary until sx resolution
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Celiac Sprue supplements tx
- B/c Celiac is a malabsorptive disease
- Will have electrolyte imbalances, low K, low Mg, etc.
Use: Vit A, B12, D, E
- Initial stages only required usually not long-term
- Once villi improve then won’t have to supplement with vitamins as much b/c malabsorption goes away
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Celiac Sprue steroids tx
- Prednisone or budesonide 2 or more weeks for severe sx’s
| - Unintentional or intentional gluten ingestion may trigger severe diarrhea, hypovolemia, electrolyte imbalance
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what is lactose intolerance?
Common disorder d/t inability to digest lactose
All of our lactase we will ever get is when we are very young (breast milk when a baby), but then declines steadily with aging especially in people of non-european descent
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what is Lactase?
Lactase is a brush border enzyme that digests lactose into galactose and glucose
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Lactose intolerance most common in?
- Asian Americans – 90%
- Native Americans – 95%
- African Americans – 70%
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what disorders can lactose intolerance develop secondarily to?
- Celiac sprue
- Crohns
- Giardia
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Malnutrition
- Short bowel syndrome
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if you don't have lactase, then how does the gut breakdown lactose?
by fermenting it which is done by producing a lot of gas
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DDx of lactose intolerance
IBD, IBS, pancreatic insufficiency, mucosal malabsorptive disorders
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Lactose intolerance clinical presentation
- Sx’s occur when ingested a raw milk product (ex: milk, cheese)
- Abdominal bloating
- Abdominal cramping
- Flatulence
- Diarrhea/loose stool (with higher intake of lactose)
- Nausea
- Borborygmi
- Severity of sx’s depends on quantity ingested and severity of deficiency
***EXCLUDE LACTOSE AND SX’S RESOLVE!!!
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Lactose intolerance labs
Hydrogen breath test
After ingestion of 50g lactose a rise in breath H+ of greater than 20ppm w/in 90 min
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Lactose intolerance tx
Goal of therapy is patient comfort and determining “threshold” of intake when symptoms occur
Spread lactose intake throughout the day in quantity <12 g (1 cup of milk) and most pts tolerate this w/o lactase
Lactase enzyme replacement
- Lactaid, Lactrase, Dairy Ease
- Quantity taken with lactose or number of capsules = degree of intolerance
- Some foods are pretreated with lactase (ex: Milk which = 70-100% lactose free)
Calcium supplementation if exclude dairy (prevent osteoporosis)
