Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two separate clinical entities: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). UC and CD are both uncontrolled immune-mediated inflammatory...
Assess inflammatory status and risk stratify patients into high or low risk via symptoms and histology.
Use Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) to quantify severity of CD. S...
Assess comorbid c...
K51 Ulcerative colitis
K50.918 Crohn’s disease, unspecified, with other complications
K50.919 Crohn’s disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications
K51.8 Other ulcerative colitis
K50.01 ...
Although history can usually differentiate between UC and CD, endoscopy is required for diagnosis to assess disease burden and to help guide therapy.
Use CDAI to determine severity.
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