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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... h/o recurrent/severe ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... Infiltration: Often breast
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Incubation period is 1- ... malaise • Septic shock ... specificity of PCR ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... transplantation • MCC ... • Septic shock ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management