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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: 1) ... Patient is hot ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #Treatment
Treating Condyloma Acuminatum (Genital Warts) - IDSA
Patients with HIV may have larger or more numerous warts,
Genital Warts) - IDSA ... option maybe required ... ; repeat every 1– ... Genital #Warts #idsa ... #management #treatment
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
IDSA - Approach ... With Diabetic Foot ... ) • Patient can ... #nonoperative #management ... #IDSA
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... clinical forms: 1) ... disseminated) can ... fever • Septic shock ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
• Incidence: 1 ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... whether to admit the patient ... ventilation is required ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... & Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis vs infection ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... mg per day or 1 ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
IDSA Recommendations ... ART before the patient ... Anti-motility agents can ... Microsporidiosis #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic