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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... often ordered in reflex ... • Flex-Sig: If ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized: Chills ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... Pseudoachalasia: Malignant tumor ... pseudoachalasia: • Short ... #Achalasia #diagnosis ... management #treatment #gastroenterology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough, chills ... Cough, fever, chills ... Inhalation of spores ... : • Serology for ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases