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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... Management (IDSA 2021 ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... Treatment Guideline
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and ... Deficiency Risk ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... infarction, Sudden death ... #Deficiency #diagnosis
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
further workup and treatment ... calculating the risk ... the ED to help focus ... patients, in order ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
weeks (based on 2021 ... whether benefit > risk ... change of surgical plan ... Talks by Nico Cortes-Penfield ... Joint #Infection #treatment
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
In order to better ... Association in 2001 ... direction using risk ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... monitoring of: core ... see Box D). ⓭ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
Plan care. ...  The person’s carer ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #SPICT #Tool #Risk ... #Death #Deteriorating
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Nelson River Risk ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... serum/urine Treatment ... #management #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... immunocompromised CD4 ... Standard treatment ... performed, relative risk ... have a higher risk
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
destruction of the bone cortex ... • CBC + diff • ... Bone marrow Treatment ... plasmacytoma carries a risk ... involvement - higher risk