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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
) - Diagnosis and ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
clinical associations ... , Hypotension, shock ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
Palmar papules: can ... auricular papules Clinical ... + and CD8+ T cell ... RP-ILD Phenotype 1 ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Clinical Manifestations ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... to 8 years Clinical ... severe community-acquired ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
diagnosis can only ... suspicion is required ... for diagnosis! ... often small (<1 ... #table
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Can also be measured ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... syndromes Anti-PCNA 1- ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... table #ANA
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... segment (at least 1- ... mg per day or 1 ... slow taper over 1- ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... surface molecules: CD5 ... CLL Labs: 1. ... workup #oncology #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... typically fall into 1 ... establishing a diagnosis ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... cardiology #treatment #table