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Ulcerative colitis: definition of a severe attack

A STATE:
Anemia less than 10g/dl
Stool frequency greater than 6 stools/day with blood
Temperature greater than 37.5
Albumin less than 30g/L
Tachycardia greater than 90bpm
ESR greater than 30mm/hr
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---Anil Pandit Manipal College of Mecdical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Vomiting: extra GI differential

VOMITING:
Vestibular disturbance/ Vagal (reflex pain)
Opiates
Migrane/ Metabolic (DKA, gastroparesis, hypercalcemia)
Infections
Toxicity (cytotoxic, digitalis toxicity)
Increased ICP, Ingested alcohol
Neurogenic, psychogenic
Gestation
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---Anil Pandit, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Pancreatitis (acute): causes

I GET SMASHED:
Idiopathitic
Gallstones
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune (PAN)
Scorpion stings
Hyperlipidemia/ Hypercalcemia
ERCP
Drugs (including azathioprine and diuretics)
· Note: 'Get Smashed' is slang in some countries for drinking, and ethanol is an important pancreatitis cause.
· Note: Shortest answer is gallstones for women, and ethanol for men. And scorpian stings for people from Trinidad.
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---Chris Perry and RJP Edinburgh Medical School and University College Dublin

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) cause is DNA mismatch repair

DNA mismatch causes a bubble in the strand where the two nucleotides don't match.
This looks like the ensuing polyps that arise in the colon.
· See diagram.

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---Anonymous Contributor

IBD: extraintestinal manifestations

A PIE SAC:
Aphthous ulcers
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Iritis
Erythema nodosum
Sclerosing cholangitis
Arthritis
Clubbing of fingertips
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---Anonymous Contributor

Digestive disorders: pH level

With vomiting both the pH and food come up.
With diarrhea both the pH and food go down.
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---Joel Topf Indiana University

H. Pylori treatment regimen (rough guidelines)

"Please Make Tummy Better":
Proton pump inhibitor
Metronidazole
Tetracycline
Bismuth
· Alternatively: TOMB:
Tetracycline
Omeprazole
Metronidazole
Bismuth
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---Steven Holsenback and Leena Alexander COMP and Texas, USA

Bilirubin: common causes for increased levels

"HOT Liver":
Hemolysis
Obstruction
Tumor
Liver disease
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---Sung H. Kim

Ulcerative colitis: complications

"PAST Colitis":
Pyoderma gangrenosum
Ankylosing spondylitis
Sclerosing pericholangitis
Toxic megacolon
Colon carcinoma
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---Ritu Garg

Charcot's triad (gallstones)

"Charcot's Triad is 3 C's":
Color change (jaundice)
Colic (biliary) pain, aka RUQ pain
Chills and fever
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---Rinku Uberoi UNIBE