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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to primarily ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). These are chronic conditions of uncertain etiology, characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, often with diarrhea. Although both ulcerative ...

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Tags: Emergency, Diarrhea, IBD, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Pain, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine

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The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to primarily ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). http://bit.ly/cSDqpm

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms, Causes, Treatment on eMedicineHealth.com

emedicinehealth.com — “The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) covers a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed (red and swollen), probably as a result of an immune reaction of the ...View full resource at emedicinehealth.com

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Increased sucralose consumption may explain why Canada has the highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in the world. | GreenMedInfo | Article | Natural Medicine | Alternative Medicine | Integrative Medicine

greenmedinfo.com — “This article on GreenMedInfo.com concerns - What made Canada become a country with the highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease: Could sucralose be the culprit?View full resource at greenmedinfo.com

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Family Medicine Article | Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Bacterial infections: new and emerging enteric pathogens: Current Opinion in Gastroenterology http://bit.ly/aixA7G #FamPractice

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Shock, Septic: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Sepsis is a common, deadly, and often underappreciated disease process in emergency departments. The basis of sepsis is the presence of infection associated with a systemic inflammatory response that results in physiologic alterations that occur at ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Early recognition & aggressive therapy for patients with sepsis are keys to reducing mortality-what you can do to help: http://bit.ly/cv2KPI

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Emergency Medicine News & Articles - MDLinx - Colitis, Ulcerative on #MDlinx

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Acute severe ulcerative colitis in children: A systematic review: Inflammatory Bowel Disease http://bit.ly/aytMhV #ER #mdlinx

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic disease, probably involving an immune reaction of the body to its own intestinal tract. The 2 major types of IBD are ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. As the name ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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About 1-2 million people in the US have ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease, types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). http://bit.ly/dzGGLp

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Bursitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa caused by repetitive use, trauma, infection, or systemic inflammatory disease. Bursae are flattened sacs that serve as a protective buffer between bones and overlapping muscles (deep bursae) or between bones ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa caused by repetitive use, trauma, infection, or systemic inflammatory disease. http://bit.ly/aOAB1R

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Arthritis, Rheumatoid: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of undetermined etiology involving primarily the synovial membranes and articular structures of multiple joints. The disease is often progressive and results in pain, stiffness, and swelling of ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that typically involves multiple joints. Learn more. http://bit.ly/c3IEOF

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Scleritis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Scleritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the sclera; it may be localized, nodular, or diffuse. It may involve the anterior (visible segment) and/or posterior segments of the eye and manifests with redness of the eye ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Scleritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the sclera; it may be localized, nodular, or diffuse. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bhUOpX

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a spectrum of infections of the female genital tract that includes endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and peritonitis. Pathophysiology Pelvic inflammatory disease is caused by organisms ascending to the upper female ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Pelvic inflammatory disease is the single most frequent serious infection encountered by women. Learn the causes. http://bit.ly/bqxz1g

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Pregnancy, Asthma: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to multiple stimuli. Asthma is an episodic disease of acute exacerbations intermingled with symptom-free periods. Most ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Asthma is the most common chronic condition in pregnancy. Learn the effects of uncontrolled asthma on a fetus. http://bit.ly/drOILO

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Multiple Sclerosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. Patients with MS commonly present with an individual mix of neuropsychological dysfunction, which tends to progress over years to decades. The diagnosis of MS ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Learn more. http://bit.ly/cHd5KU

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Obstruction, Small Bowel: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused by a variety of pathologic processes. The leading cause of SBO in developed countries is postoperative adhesions (60%) followed by malignancy, Crohn's disease, and hernias, although some studies have reported ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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A small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused by a variety of pathologic processes. Learn what causes SBO & the symptoms. http://bit.ly/deJn2k

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Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gastritis technically refers to endoscopic or histological findings of inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa; however, the term is often used clinically to refer to the symptoms of dyspepsia. The most common causes are Helicobacter pylori ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Presentations of gastritis and PUD usually are indistinguishable in the ED, and so the management is generally the same.http://bit.ly/bYmExM

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