GiT Updates and More

Treatment targets in CD and UC #IBD #ACG2021

Vaccination especially COVID-19 and #IBD #ACG2021

Post-Operative Management of Crohn's disease #IBD #ACG2021

Post-Operative Management of Crohn's disease #IBD #ACG2021

Therapeutic Drug monitoring in #IBD #ACG2021

Mechanism of action of various inflammatory bowel disease drugs #IBD

Red flags in Constipation: - Unintentional weight loss ≥10 lbs - Onset in patient > 50 years - Family history of cancer or IBD/celiac disease - Rectal bleeding - Anemia

EGD is NOT good at detecting esophageal narrowing … with sensitivity of 16-33% only!!! Consider barium in pts with dysphagia #ACG2021 #Endoscopy

Systemic complications of #IBD

Hypertensive emergency

Pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis

Colitis mimics

In a randomized trial of patients with COVID19 and severe hypoxemia, compared with 6 mg of dexamethasone, 12 mg of dexamethasone did not statistically significantly reduce the number of days alive without life support at 28 days. JAMA

Treating hypertension with selected comorbidines drug class.

Treating hypertension with selected comorbidines drug class.