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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... HSP • Post-infectious ... disease • Membranous ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
nephropathy • Post-infectious ... nephropathy • Membranous ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... /Cranial nerve pathology ... EMG Findings: 1. ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #neurology
Causes of Membranous Nephropathy (MN)
Primary (75-80%)
 • PLA2R antigen (70-80%)
 • Thrombospondin (1-5%)
Secondary (20-25%)
 • Infection
Nephropathy (MN ... Thrombospondin (1- ... Secondary (20-25%) • Infection ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Causes
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia Gravis ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... : HSV 1): • Herpes ... simplex virus 1 ... virus • CMV • EBV ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... - CT scan if diagnostic ... opportunistic infection ... PO/IV q 1 2hr if ... ascorbic acid 1.5 grams