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IDSA Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults
Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1085

#Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #IDSA2017 #Guidelines
the Treatment of Clostridium ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... #Management #Clostridium
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... neuropathy, GBS, CIDP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... , S. pyogenes, Clostridium ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Bacillus cereus, Clostridium ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium ... #Diarrhea #Causes
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... #differential #causes
Ptosis: Eye lids drooping below what would be expected for normal coverage. Associated with a 
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conditions, in this case ... , CIDP. ... Ophthalmology #Photo ... #Ptosis #CIDP #
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Malaria, Clostridium ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Sebaceous hyperplasia 
 - Yellow papule 
 - Donut-shape 
 - Central umbilication 
 - Telangiectasia
Usually multiple - Causes ... Benign #Clinical #Photo
Clostridial myonecrosis of deltoid muscle on POCUS

Right shoulder pain case.  Diabetic male with nontraumatic shoulder
Clostridial myonecrosis ... shoulder pain case ... Answer: Clostridial ... RJonesSonoEM #Clostridial ... MSK #ultrasound #clostridium