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C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... Complications CDI Testing ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile ... #Management #Treatment
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... listed in the table ... Sometimes it is difficult ... to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... #Workup #Management ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Watery ... E. coli, C difficile ... histolytjca) Nausea
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium difficile ... #Causes #Acute ... #Infectious #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite testing ... #management #algorithm
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating ... • In rare cases ... against travelers’ diarrhea ... Clostridium difficile ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
• 1 - reports difficulty ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... assessment is difficult
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... species, Clostridium difficile ... appendicitis • Nausea ... , often lasting ... #diagnosis #differential