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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
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 ... #Diarrhea #Differential
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
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite testing ... #Diarrhea #management
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
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... #Diarrhea #Differential ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... on ABx) → Acute ... Diarrhea (>3 BM ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
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