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C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... immunocompromised, IBD ... - consider if 2 ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides ... #Difficile #Clostridium
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Algorithm 1. ... or consent • Difficult ... airway access 2. ... #airway #algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... C. difficile PCR ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #diagnosis #differential
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is 2- ... checklist on side 1 ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... Intubation #Checklist #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... 1. ... C difficile assay ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult ... common reason: 1) ... Difficult Sigmoid ... #Incomplete #Difficult ... #algorithm
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework 1) ... disease, >7 days 2) ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... Experience • 2/ ... disease control • 1/ ... #management
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Hypernatremia #Management ... nephrology #insipidus #DI