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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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14%), in which case ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... HIV-1 RNA viral ... -1/HIV-2 differentiation ... -1 or HIV-2 antibodies
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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Causes of Adrenal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... autoimmune syndrome 1 ... • Fungal • HIV ... #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
BMP, cap, CBC w/ diff ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... - Half-life: 1 ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
proposed management algorithm ... for CDI in patients ... IV, intravenously ... #CDI #CDiff #clostridiumdifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... in people with HIV ... will depend On CD4 ... of infection 1) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... , D, EBV, CMV, HSV ... Disease, Alpha-1 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... infection of ~1/ ... infection of ~1/ ... higher (e.g. ~1/ ... PCR would cause
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... and active IBD: IV ... IV FE formulations ... disease control • 1/ ... /other causes