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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
blood/mucus, Abd pain ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... weakness in: 1. ... life-threatening Differential ... Findings: 1. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... negative predictive value
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... , chest pain • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management