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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
1) Antibiotics ... Catheters (CVL/PICC ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... workup dictated by symptoms ... #candidiasis #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... Treatment: • Global ... cardiovascular risk ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... : >3 symptoms, or ... > 1 with no other ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Framework Symptom ... Other - ALS, Dementia ... malignancy Risk ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Management #gastroenterology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
the chest/trunk Symptoms ... should be major: 1. ... a sore throat, ... Treatment - Mild ... #rheumatology #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... clinical forms: 1) ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... transplantation • MCC ... #Management #Infections
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
about possible risk ... factors, management ... #treatment #diagnosis ... Gdalevich M, Mimouni ... /hyperactivity symptoms