Inflammatory bowel disease

Definition

• What do you mean by IBD? Hl
• Which diseases are included under IBD? hl
• What is Crohn’s disease? a
• What is ulcerative colitis? A
• What is a pseudopolyp? A
• What are the types of ulcerative colitis? A
• What is toxic megacolon? A
• Name some diseases which affect the terminal ileum? H112

Epidemiology

• Q

Etiology and Pathophysiology

• Crohn’s disease
  • What are the causes of Crohn’s disease? A
  • What are the sites of Crohn’s disease? A, hl
  • What are the characteristics of lesions in Crohn’s disease? Hl
  • What is the relation of smoking in IBD? A
  • What are the types of arthritis in Crohn’s disease? A
  • What are the causes of fistula in abdominal wall? A
• Ulcerative colitis
  • What is the site of involvement in ulcerative colitis? A, hl
  • What are the characteristics of lesions in ulcerative colitis? Hl

Clinical manifestations

• What are the presentations of Crohn’s disease? A
• What are the extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease? A
• What extraintestinal features are associated with active disease of IBD? Hl
• What is the most common presentation of ulcerative colitis? Hl

Examinations

• How to assess the activity of Crohn’s disease? A
• What are the features of severe ulcerative colitis? Hl

Investigations

• How will you investigate this patient? hl
• What investigations should be done in Crohn’s disease? A
• How will you investigate a case of ulcerative colitis? a

Diagnosis

• Why do you consider IBD? hl
• What are your differential diagnoses? A
  • Why is this not colorectal carcinoma? hl
• What are the differential diagnoses of Crohn’s disease? A
• What are the differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease? A, h108
• How to suspect malignancy in ulcerative colitis? a

Treatment

• How will you treat this patient? hl
• What are the drugs used in the treatment of IBD? Hl
• How to treat Crohn’s disease? A
• How to treat ulcerative colitis? A
• How can you manage severe/fulminant ulcerative colitis? Hl
• How to treat ulcerative colitis in pregnancy? A
• What surgery is done? a
• How to treat toxic megacolon? a

Complications

• What are the complications of inflammatory bowel disease? hl
• What are the complications of Crohn’s disease? A
• What are the complications of ulcerative colitis? A