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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 ... Algorithm CDI ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile
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 ... C. difficile PCR ... #Workup #Management ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... diagnosis of chronic ... the much smaller differential ... #Diarrhea #Algorithm ... #Testing
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Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... ingestions ischemia) Chronic ... #Differential #
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... for C.diff (particularly ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite testing ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
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 ... #Differential #
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea ... - Laboratory Testing ... Clostridium difficile ... #diagnosis #differential ... #Laboratory #Testing
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... #Differential # ... NonInfectious #Algorithm