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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... Assessment (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... Colonoscopy • Rule-Out Infection ... UC #Persistent #5ASA
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... Fecal Microbiota Transplant
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... during transient CD4 ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease ... progression by slowing CD4
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Cryptosporidiosis:
 • Because chronic cryptosporidiosis occurs
should prevent the disease ... restoration to CD4 ... of diarrhea with ... loperamide as an anti-diarrheal ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
should prevent the disease ... restoration to CD4 ... can be used for diarrhea ... : • The best treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
and PR + PO 5-ASA ... Infection (CMV, ... rectal prolapse, CD ... , cancer Treatment ... diagnosis #management #algorithm