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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... CDI Treatment Guideline
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Treatment Goals ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
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 ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and severe arrhythmias ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... transplantation • MCC ... • Isolated fever ... • Septic shock ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Rapid - Level 1 ... Normal Saline) SEVERE ... CPR • Max 3 shocks ... Hypothermia #Protocol #management ... #treatment #algorithm