Poopourri
You Down With IBD?
Histo Disco
Real Bad Syndromes
You Don't Want These Bugs
100

This element is specifically affected by refeeding syndrome, potentially leading to death by potential arrhythmias and heart failure. 

Phosphorus 

100
An oral drug commonly used for induction of remission of IBD and as a bridge to a maintenance medication. 

What is prednisone?

100

This disease is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate that invades the hepatocyte boundary surrounding the portal triad creating an interface hepatitis 

What is autoimmune hepatitis? 

100

A syndrome involving acquired von Willebrand disease, aortic stenosis and angiodysplasia. 

What is Heyde Syndrome?

100

This is the next test in C.diff diagnosis, when EIA GDH antigen and EIA toxin tests are discordant.

What is NAAT for toxigenic genes? 

200

Porphyria cutanea tarda is commonly linked with this specific liver disease. 

Hepatitis C 

200

A drug that commonly is used first line for IBD maintenance that carries risk for TB and Hep B reactivation and hepatotoxicity 

What is infliximab (Remicade)? 

200

This disease is characterized by inflammation with or without pericellular fibrosis and ballooning hepatocytes. Sometimes has Mallory bodies. 

What is MASLD? 

200

This syndrome can masquerade as cholangitis with RUQ pain, fevers, and jaundice when a gallstone within the gallbladder or cystic duct externally compresses the common hepatic duct. 

What is Mirizzi's Syndrome

200

This infection can emulate appendicitis or IBD and usually is acquired from dairy or pork.

What is Yersinia? 

300

This is the minimum expected adenoma detection rate for colonoscopies per guidelines, irrespective of gender. 

25%

300

This up and coming drug class that works quite well for IBD includes medications like Skyrizi (Risankizumab). 

What is IL-23 inhibitor? 

300

This disease is characterized by florid bile duct lesion and granulomas with foamy degeneration of hepatocytes. 

What is PBC? 

300

A syndrome involving the triad of Coombs negative hemolysis, cholestatic jaundice, and transient hyperlipidemia in heavy alcohol use, especially after binge drinking.

What is Zieve Syndrome? 

300

This infection can cause deep ulcers in the colon resulting in hematochezia as well as hematogenous spread elsewhere, leading to liver, brain or lung abscesses.  

What is Entamoeba Histolytica? 

400

This rare cause of GI bleeding is said to be in 2% of the population, usually 2 inches in length, usually within 2 feet of the IC valve, usually occurs by age 2, and is 2 times more common in males. 

Meckel's Diverticulum 

400

This Jak2 inhibitor can be used orally for both induction and maintenance for IBD. 

What is Rinvoq (upadacitinib)?

400

This disease is characterized by fibrous obliteration of small bile ducts with concentric replacement by connective tissue in an onion skin pattern 

What is PSC? 
400

This syndrome is a rare complication of a biliary-enteric anastomosis when the common bile duct is obstructed by GI debris, leading to cholangitis or pancreatitis. 

What is Sump Syndrome? 

400

Vibrio's unique cause of watery diarrhea. 

What is cAMP mediated chloride secretion?

500

This systemic, necrotizing vasculitis is associated with Hepatitis B 

Polyarteritis Nodosa

500

This unique IBD medication acts on sphingosine 1 phosphate receptors 1 and 5 to block lymphocytes ability to emerge from lymph nodes leading to adverse reactions like skin cancer, PML, URIs, UTIs and HSV/HZV

What is Zeposia (Ozanimod)?

500

This disease is characterized by centrizonal congestion, necrosis and hemorrhage.  There can be large regenerative nodules, obstructive portal venopathy, fibrosis and cirrhosis based on acuity. 

What is Budd Chiari Syndrome? 

500

This syndrome is rare and non-familial and includes hamartoma polyposis, diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, hyperpigmentation, alopecia and onchyodystrophy. 

What is Cronkite-Canada Syndrome? 

500

Hyperinfection syndrome from this source can lead to SIRS, pneumonitis and brain involvement after the organisms berries in the skin, travels to lungs, is coughed up and swallowed.  

What is Strongyloides stercoralis? 

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