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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Aseptic, within 1 ... psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... : pneumonitis, colitis ... treatment • Persistently
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
costaricensis Life Cycle 1) ... tissues causes an inflammatory ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Proctitis: • Affects 1/ ... Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... rectal prolapse, CD ... Proctitis #IBD #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
dysfunction. 1. ... Characteristics: Persistent ... Symptoms: - Persistent ... of NK cells and CD8 ... Overproduction of pro-inflammatory
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
disease, ulcerative colitis ... range in size from 1 ... Diagnostic Approach ... Potassium iodide for persistent ... Erythema #Nodosum #Diagnosis