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Pyonephrosis on POCUS
Pyonephrosis (pus in the collecting system) + mild hydronephrosis in a septic pt. 
Note
Pyonephrosis on POCUS ... hydro - can be difficult ... urine confirms the diagnosis ... #Pyonephrosis #POCUS
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
Ureteral stones are difficult ... #Clinical #POCUS ... IVContrastAllergies #Diagnosis
Clostridium Difficile (c. diff) Overview #Diagnosis #Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #Overview #FOAMCast
Clostridium Difficile ... diff) Overview #Diagnosis ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... or consent • Difficult ... ventilation • Difficult ... placement • Difficult ... intubation • Difficult
C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile
Difficult Airway Society - Intubation Checklist

Prepare the patient 

Prepare the equipment 

Prepare the team 

Prepare for
Difficult Airway ... Prepare for difficulty
IDSA Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults
Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1085

#Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #IDSA2017 #Guidelines
of Clostridium difficile ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... mild-moderate C.difficile ... Review #Overview #CDifficile
Difficult Airway Assessment - LEMON Mnemonic

 - Look Externally
 - Evaluate
 - Mallampati
 - Obstruction or
Difficult Airway ... Neck Mobility #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Difficult
Difficult Airway Conditions List (A to Z)

Difficult Airway Syndromes, Description and Potential Problems

By @dastrainees

#Difficult #Airway #Conditions
Difficult Airway ... List (A to Z) Difficult ... dastrainees #Difficult ... Conditions #Syndromes #diagnosis