inflammatory bowel disease

Welcome to Quality Corner, an emDocs series evaluating tough cases and potential areas for improvement. Today we look at Crohn’s Disease, tachycardia, thrombocytosis, and angioedema treatment and disposition.

IBD consists of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. These two diseases and their complications can have significant morbidity. This post provides pearls and pitfalls in the emergency medicine evaluation and management of these patients.