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Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Bacillus cereus, Clostridium ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , S. pyogenes, Clostridium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... Transplant #Diarrhea #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Malaria, Clostridium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Infection: Clostridium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... CMV/EBV, HIV), clostridial ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bacteria: • Clostridium ... periods of apnea • Clostridium ... endemic fungi cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Strep and Staph, Clostridium ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #nephrology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... Treat underlying cause ... gallolyticus, clostridium
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
Anaerobic organisms: Clostridiunm ... perfringens, Clostridium