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IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 2. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Children #Management ... #Peds #Pediatrics
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise ... streptococcus Treatment ... episodes of throat infection ... Tonsillectomy #peds ... #pediatrics #idsa
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... response preceding infection ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... epilepticus Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology