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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
arteritis (GCA) ... vasculitis vs infection ... GCA can present ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... malaise • Septic shock ... Endocarditis, Septic arthritis ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
lymphoma, breast CA ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Treatment: - Systemic ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... This thickening can ... Idiopathic Infective ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... collection • Acquired
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Gastric & Ovarian CA ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Regurgitation • Colon CA ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
disseminated) can ... SYSTEMIC CANDIDIASIS Can ... fever • Septic shock ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases