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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Management - GrepMed ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 ... immunocompromised, IBD ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 • Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 • Low likelihood of
Algorithm • ... 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic ... Asymptomatic #Ileitis #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... Experience • 2/3 ... disease control • 1/3 ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Granulomatosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... facial paralysis *Differential ... oral manif. of IBD ... #Management #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Lactose intolerance 3. ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
• Affects 1/3 ... Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... rectal prolapse, CD ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
and Management ... Algorithm Post-transplant ... diarrhea (≥ 3 loose ... Malabsorption workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Algorithm IgA ... deficiency affects 2%–3% ... celiac in pts with IBS-D ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #workup