UW revision microscopic colitis Flashcards
1
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risk factors? 3
A
smoking, medications (NSAIDs, PPI, SSRIs)
Female age >=45
2
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CP? what diarrhea
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Chronic watery, nonbloody diarrhea
3
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CP? fecal
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fecal urgency and incontinence
4
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CP? general smptoms
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variable abdominal pain, weight loss
5
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Dx?
A
Colonoscopic biopsy
6
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Dx. what is seen on colonoscopic biopsy? types
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Mononuclear infiltrate in lamina propria.
Collagenous - thickened subepithelial collagen band
Lymphocytic: high concentration of intraepithelial lymphocytes
7
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Mx? 2
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Withdrawal of triggering medication;
Smoking cessation
Antidiarrheal drugs and oral budesonide
