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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... - consider if 2 ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... pH Normal 1. ... Decreased Mg 2. ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
requirements 1. ... Distributive Shock 2. ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Determine whether PTH-dependent
2) Assess for other hormonal causes
3) Assess for
Diagnosis Framework 1) ... PTH-dependent 2) ... other hormonal causes ... for non-hormonal causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... discrete buckets: 1. ... (low intake) 2. ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: 1) ... the epidermis 2) ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... toxin 2) Eosinophils
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Grandiosity 2) ... mood episode • 2 ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
BMP, cap, CBC w/ diff ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... acidosis (type 1 ... of 2), Ureterosigmoidostomy ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Hypernatremia #Management #Algorithm ... nephrology #insipidus #DI