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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... on ABx) → Acute ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... often ordered in reflex ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... • Incidence: 1 ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
growth factors (IGF-1, ... hormones, urine reflux ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... bladder stones #BPH ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) ... Acute kidney injury ... anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... meds • Refractory ... #diagnosis #management