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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
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Lytes including Ca ... on context Rx 1 ... — Optimize the MAP ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: 1) ... Patient is hot ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... diagnosis #management #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– ... laser surgery can ... Genital #Warts #idsa
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... Does the patient ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... days before Pulmonary
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
• Incidence: 1 ... 3 to 1/2 of patients ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... whether to admit the patient ... ventilation is required
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... months before 1° ... management #cardiology #treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lungs: • 90% of patient ... and M. fortuitum can ... massiliense in CF ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... patients such as: 1.