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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... (CDI) - Diagnosis ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... fecal elastase-1 ... #differential #
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... is difficult Gooseflesh ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
species, Clostridium difficile ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... 1–2 days - Ingestion ... , often lasting ... #diagnosis #differential