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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... CT A/P: Assess complications ... KUB ↓↓Sens for complications ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
ICU Intubation - Severe Complication Rates

Optimise, don't compromise: peri-intubation physiology

- Dr. Steve Mathieu https://twitter.com/stevemathieu75 

#ICU #Intubation
Intubation - Severe Complication ... ICU #Intubation #Complications ... #Rates #EBM #Comparison ... #DecisionAid #VisualAbstract
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
hospital-free days between treatment ... March 1, 2018 N ... March 1, 2018 N ... #Saline #AKI #VisualAbstract ... #LR #EBM #Nephrology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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during transient CD4 ... manifestations Labs: • CD4 ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... antibody test) Treatment ... progression by slowing CD4
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
surface molecules: CD5 ... CLL Labs: 1. ... microglobulin Treatment ... kinase (BTK) Complications ... leukemia • GI complications
A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine Versus Ketamine
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti
A Comparison of ... Headache Treatment ... A Comparison of ... dhcisewski #EBM ... #VisualAbstract
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
dose ketamine for treatment ... Infusion #Ketamine #Comparison ... #Versus #VisualAbstract ... Management #Pain #EBM
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
3 mechanisms 1. ... of diet therapy CD ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... table #management #treatment
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
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remission in UC and CD ... -3mg/kg and MP 1- ... Monitor CBC q 1- ... EBV seroconversion ... BowelDisease #Management #Treatment