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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile ... Infection (CDI) ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock - Event Rates of the
PCI Strategies in ... Acute Myocardial Infarction ... #EBM #Cardiology ... #CULPRIT-SHOCK ... #cardiogenic #NEJM
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Hepatic artery: Shock ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... 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,
the majority of infections ... Incubation period is 1- ... malaise • Septic shock ... specificity of PCR ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
dysfunction. 1. ... the trigger is difficult ... Triggers: ▪ Infections ... (e.g., EBV) ... of NK cells and CD8