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IBD
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease
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Health Care
Professional
03/01/2012

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Term
Goals of therapy for IBD
Definition
1.Relieve symptoms and improve quality of life
2.Improve nutritional status& growth
3.Identify and treat extraintestinal manifestations
4.Prevent development of Cancer
5.Prevent recurrence
Term
First thing in management of CD
Definition
Establish site and activity
Term
Mild CD colonic
Definition
Induce remission with SSZ/5-ASA for 4-6 weeks
Term
Mild Illeal/right colonic CD
Definition
Oral Budesonide for 8-16 weeks
Term
if remission achieved
Definition
D/C and maintain on AZA/6MP/MTX
Term
If remission not achieved
Definition
Oral steroids(Prednisolone)
Term
Dose of ASA for remission
Definition
4.8g/day in divided doses
Term
Dose of ASA for mantainance
Definition
0.8-3.2 g per day
Abrupt discontinuation not recmonded
Term
Adverse effects of ASA
Definition
GI: Abdominal pain,cramps, diarrhoea,nausea, vomiting
hypersensitivity reactions: Pneumonitis ,Hepatitis and
rashes, Urticaria
Headaches
Worsening of colitis
Term
Interaction with metabolites
Definition
Increased risk of myelosuppression with AZA/6MP
Term
Interaction with NSAID
Definition
Risk of renal failure
Term
RX of moderate CD
Definition
Induce remission with oral prednisolone for 10-16 weeks
Dose 40-60 mg
Term
Rx of moderated CD illeal/right sided colonic
Definition
Oral budesonide 8-16 weeks
ive 9mg AM
Term
Moderate CD in remission
Definition
Mantainance therapy with AZA/6 MP/MTX
Term
Moderated CD not in remission
Definition
IV steroids 3-10 days
Hydrocortisone 300-400mg OR
Methylprednisolone 40-60mg IV
Term
Moderated CD not in remission( continued)
Definition
Consider biologic therapy+ AZA
Term
Sever CD
Definition
Start IV steroids for 3-14 days
Term
Severe CDin remission
Definition
Switch to oral steroids
Prednisolone
Budesonide
Initiate AZA
Term
Severe CD fails to remit
Definition
Biologic therapy+AZA or 6MP or MTX
Consider Surgery in select cases
Term
AZA dose
Definition
1-2.5 mg daily po
Term
SE of AZA
Definition
GI discomfort, nausea, stomatitis, diarrhoea, vomiting, anorexia,
Increased risk of oppurtunistic infections
Rare: Pancreatitis,Hepatotoxic
Term
Interaction of AZA with Anticoagulants
Definition
increased risk of bleeding
Term
AZA interaction with allopurinol
Definition
increased AZA toxicity,
Dose adjustment may be necessary
Term
AZA interaction with ACEI
Definition
Increased chance of neutropenia
Term
Pregnancy risk
Definition
low
Term
Metabolic pathway
Definition
metabolism may be affected by genetic polymorphism
Term
6MP dose
Definition
100mg daily
Term
MTX dose
Definition
25 mg im weekly
Coadministrationof Folic acid 1mg is recomonded
Term
SE of MTX
Definition
Flu like illness headache, oral ulcer
Hepatotoxicity, BM toxicity
Immunosuppression
Lymphoma
Term
Interaction with Alcohol
Definition
Increased risk of hepatotoxicity,must abstain from alcohol
Term
Interaction of MTX with NSAID
Definition
May increase the MTX levels
Term
MTX and pregnancy
Definition
Contraindicated in pregnancy
Term
Biologic agents
Definition
Adalimumab,Infliximab, Certolizumab
Term
Adalizumab
Definition
Recombinant human antiTNF-alpha
Term
Indications of Adalizumab
Definition
Moderate or severe IBD which is not responsive to steroids
Term
Dose of Adalizumab
Definition
Active Disease: 160mg sc at week 0
then 80mg sc at week 2
Them 40 mg sc at week 4 and continue alternative week
Term
SE of Adalizumab/Infliximab
Definition
Nausea, abdominal pain
injection site rxns
Infections: TB, Hepatis B,C,URTIs, opportunistic infections
ANA and SLE like rxnx
worsening of CHF
worsening of demyelinatin disease
Term
DI of Adalizumab/ Infliximab
Definition
No live vaccinations
Term
Pre tx evaluation before Adalizumab
Definition
TB, Hepatitis B and C, Varicella
Term
Advantage of Adalizumab
Definition
Closure of fistulas
Term
Dose of Infliximab in active disease
Definition
Active disease: 5mg/kg iv at 0, 2 and 6 weeks
May increase to 10mg/kg if no response
Term
Mnatainance dose of infliximab
Definition
5mg/kg every 8 weeks
Term
Mild to moderate Ulcerative pancolitis
Definition
High dose of oral 5ASA and topical ASA
Term
Mild to moderate Ulcerative pancolitis in remission
Definition
Withdraw topical ASA and continue oral ASA
Term
Mild to moderate Ulcerative pancolitis not in remission
Definition
High dose of oral 5ASA and topical ASA Add Prednisolone 30-60mg per day tapering to 0 within 12-16 weeks
Term
Severe Ulcerative pancolotis
Definition
Add Prednisolone 30-60mg per day tapering to 0 within 12-16 weeks
Term
Severe Ulcerative pancolotis not in remission
Definition
IV steroids 3-10 days
Hydrocortisone 300-400mg OR
Methylprednisolone 40-60mg IV
Term
Severe Ulcerative pancolotis now in remission
Definition
Switch to oral prednisolone 30-60mg per day and taper down to 0
Continue or start with ASA
Term
Severe Ulcerative pancolotis not in remission after IV steroids
Definition
Biologic therapy
IV cyclosporin
Consider colectomy in severe cases
Term
Severe Ulcerative pancolotis now in remission after oral steroids
Definition
Maintain 5-ASA
Consider AZA or 6 MP
Term
Cyclosporin dose
Definition
2-5mg/kg IV daily
Term
ADR of Cyclosporin
Definition
Renal toxicity,
Hypertension
Hypertrichosis
Cytopenias and oppurtunistic infections
gum hyperplasia
Nausea, diarrhea and electrolytes
imbalance
May ppt seizures
Term
Status of Cyclosporin
Definition
In few patients with severe disease to avoid colectomy
Term
Cyclosporin in pregnancy
Definition
Cointraindicated
Term
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis Rx
Definition
topical 5 ASA
Enema:4gm QHS
Suppository:1gm QHS
Term
Maintainance dose of topical ASA
Definition
Enema:2gm QHS OR
4gm every 2nd or 4th night
Suppository: 1gm every 2nd or 3rd night
Term
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis Rx recurrent or not responding to topical therapy
Definition
Add oral ASA and try to reduce topical therapy
Term
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis Rx recurrent or not responding to topical and oral therapy
Definition
Oral prednisolone+Immunosuppressives+-Biologic therapy
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