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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... - Differential Diagnosis ... — liver fluke, HIV ... Insufficiency - Acquired ... #Causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... treatment is generally required ... Demyelinating disease caused ... sensitivity variable at ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... Diagnosis in a ... → Rabies, cat scratch ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... #Causes #Adrenal ... #differential #diagnosis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... blocking agent • Shock ... #BRADI #Mnemonic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... creatinine by at ... Hypotension • Shock ... • Drugs • HIV ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections
MR SMITH Mnemonic for Causes of Rashes on Palms and Soles

M - Meningococcemia
R - Rickettsia, Rat
for Causes of Rashes ... - Rickettsia, Rat ... Endocarditis T - Toxic Shock ... Foot + Mouth, HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... severe community-acquired ... serum IgG level X2 at ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... of metastatic infection ... cultures drawn at ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases