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Management Strategies of Ulcerative Colitis
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Get indispensable guidance regarding diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, evaluation of disease activity, therapy goals, medication regimen compliance, recurrence factors, addressing patient concerns, and more!
Ulcerative colitis is a disease that presents a wide range of challenges to us as physicians: It possesses a broad spectrum of disease severity, manifesting across age groups, genders and ethnicities, and has an unpredictable natural history. Designing an effective treatment program for the patient relies heavily on making accurate, timely, and informed diagnoses, as well as employing the appropriate management algorithms.
Here’s what you’ll learn in 3 key areas:
Optimizing Management with Aminosalicylates
- The efficacy of 5-ASA formulations in the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis
- Does one form of 5-ASA agent have a higher efficacy rate than others?
- Dosage rates of 5-ASA compounds
- The relationship between 5-ASA products and decreased colon cancer rates in patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis
- Why it’s important to counsel patients about the long-term use of any 5-ASA formulation
Management of Severe Fulminant Colitis
- When colonoscopy should be performed to assess the extent of colonic inflammation – and when it should not
- Should TPN be started for all UC patients admitted for IV steroids?
- Treatment timelines of IV steroids – when it’s time to move on
- Does hypocholesterolemia increase the risk of seizures in patients treated with cyclosporin?
- The most important agent in maintaining long-term remission after a course of oral cyclosporin
Diagnosing and Treating Complications of Ileoanal Anastomoses
- Can pouchitis be accurately diagnosed based on a
patient’s symptoms?
- Criteria for the classification of pouchitis, and the importance of doing so before initiating therapy
- First-line therapies for acute pouchitis
- Maintenance therapies for antibiotic-dependent or relapsing pouchitis
- Long-term follow-up and identifying risk factors for complications of ileopouch surgery
Let the experts come to you with practical and convenient audio filled with essential advice and valuable clinical pearls concerning the management of ulcerative colitis.
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