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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... immunocompromised, IBD ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
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 ... Acute #Infectious #differential ... #diagnosis #table
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 ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... fatigue despite clinical ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... disease control • 1/ ... /other causes •
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... - reports difficulty ... still, but is able ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... assessment is difficult
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... months before 1°
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... infections can cause ... species, Clostridium difficile ... cramping lasting 1– ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential