IBD / acute severe colitis (bloody diarrhoea)

HIGH-YIELD Appears 7×

Teaching point

Acute severe colitis (bloody diarrhoea + systemic upset) -> IV CORTICOSTEROIDS. Diagnose with colonoscopy + faecal calprotectin (HLA-B27 if axial symptoms). AVOID antimotility agents (loperamide) -> toxic megacolon risk.

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