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IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ...  1. ... of Clostridium difficile ... Infection in Adults #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... C difficile assay ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... C. difficile PCR ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... Framework 1) Diagnostic ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... #Diarrhea #Differential ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Bacterial 1. ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium difficile ... #Infectious #differential ... #diagnosis #table
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... on ABx) → Acute ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... days) Exclude: 1. ... Causes of acute ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... are excellent at evaluating ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... presents with an acute ... commonly describe difficulty ... • An evaluation ... normal and can help differentiate