Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohns

Question 1

Wall involvement in Ulcerative Colitis

Answer 1

Mucosal and submucosal ulcers

Question 2

Wall involvement in Crohn’s

Answer 2

Full thickness

Question 3

Location of ulcerative colitis

Answer 3

Starts at the rectum and moves up, stops at cecum. Continuous involvement

Question 4

Location of Crohn’s

Answer 4

Can involve entire digestive tract, may skip sections

Question 5

Symptoms of UC

Answer 5

Left sided pain, bloody diarrhea

Question 6

symptoms of Crohn’s

Answer 6

Right sided pain, non-bloody stool

Question 7

Inflammation in UC is characterized by the presence of what?

Answer 7

Crypt abscesses and neutrophils

Question 8

Inflammation in Crohn’s

Answer 8

Lymphocytes, granulomas

Question 9

Gross appearance of the involved sections in UC

Answer 9

Lead pipe appearance, loss of Haustra

Question 10

Crohn’s gross

Answer 10

cobblestone mucosa

Question 11

Complications in UC

Answer 11

Toxic megacolon, carcinoma

Question 12

Complications in Crohns

Answer 12

malabsorption, nutritional deficiency, calcium oxolate stones

Question 13

tobacco protects in

Answer 13

UC

Question 14

Sclerosing cholangitis and p-ANCA positivity associated with which

Answer 14

UC

Question 15

Crohns associated with what?

Answer 15

Ankylosing Spondylitis, Sacroiliitis, migratory polyarteritis, erythema nodosum,, uveitis