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Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... • Viral • Bacterial ... Giardia) • Drugs (Antibiotics ... Large Bowel) • Bacterial ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
gram-negative bacteria ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... include: • Serratia ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
causes of acute otitis ... mechanisms of these bacteria ... #microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis #antibiotics
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
cases Drugs (antibiotics ... syndrome Ulcerative Colitis ... HepB, HepC Bacterial ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... favor for C.diff colitis ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... #Anaerobic #Bacteria
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
Gram-negative bacteria ... include: • Serratia ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Malabsorption • Bacterial ... • Ischemic Colitis ... • Microscopic Colitis ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... Antibiogram - Antibiotics ... fosfomycin - colistin ... #Antibiogram #Antibiotics ... #Classes #Bacterial
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
intolerance suspected, Colonoscopy ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Inflammatory: • Colonoscopy ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
to 10 percent): antibiotics ... enteritis, ulcerative colitis ... immunodeficiency virus - Bacterial ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential