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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... Tx Management (IDSA ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table 1.
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% ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle 1) ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngitis - IDSA ... simplex virus 1 ... #Pharyngitis #IDSA ... #differential #causes
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life Cycle 1) ... #Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... • In rare cases ... difficile Infection (CDI ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... Free-Living Cycle 1) ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Plasmodium Life Cycle 1) ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
IBD Pearls: • IDA ... differentiate IDA ... disease control • 1/ ... /other causes