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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... - consider if 2 ... /ciab549 #CDI
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
algorithm for CDI ... patients with inflammatory ... Severe-complicated CDI ... uncomplicated CDI ... #CDI #CDiff #clostridiumdifficile
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Vertical (22%) 3. ... Chagoma: inflammatory ... only available at CDC ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
rodent feces. 2) ... intermediate host. 3) ... tissues causes an inflammatory ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
ART ↑ improves CD4 ... low pretreatment CD4 ... an increase in CD4 ... Depends On: • CD4 ... suppression • CD4
Neurosyphilis - Treponema pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm
Lumbar Puncture Indications:
 • Neuro / Ocular symptoms
 • HIV
pallidum - Diagnosis Algorithm ... • HIV (esp low CD4 ... Reactive VDRL 2) ... Lymphocytic Pleocytosis 3) ... Lumbar #puncture #management
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
• Affects 1/3 ... therapy 2. ... rectal prolapse, CD ... IBD #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
affects IBD by 3 ... ↓ diversity) 2. ... of diet therapy CD ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT ... comparison #table #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... often a cancer. 2. ... Activation Syndrome) 3. ... of NK cells and CD8 ... Overproduction of pro-inflammatory
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
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remission in UC and CD ... activity: AZA 2- ... dose-independent, 3% ... Thiopurines #IBD #Inflammatory ... #BowelDisease #Management