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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... nosocomial infection ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... #Clostridium #Infection ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
hospitalization or antibiotics ... Community water-borne ... HIV infection or ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Hospitalization required
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... MRSA Skin infections ... Nocardiosis, Listeria infections ... patients, Salmonella infections
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
host response to infection ... SEPTIC SHOCK is ... Patients w/ septic shock ... recognition and treatment ... broad spectrum antibiotics
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
of community-acquired ... classes. 1 only ... in clinical CNS infections ... susceptible CNS infections ... of CNS infections
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
usually appear in 1- ... • Management: 1. ... progressive inflammatory infection ... including DM • Treatment ... - Antibiotic
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... Diagnosis (2 of 3): 1) ... • Antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... RR of bacterial infection ... free survival at 1 ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology