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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
Syphilis Cases EVIDENCE ... OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION ... -fold) or more rise ... initial titer 1: ... #Management #Guidelines
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
it provides an evidence-based ... of ~1/17,000. ... short course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... is proposed: #Management
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
with C difficile infection ... on antibiotic treatment ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology ... recommendations #management ... #evidence #ebm
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
about possible risk ... factors, management ... #causes #atopy ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... glucocorticoids; what is the evidence
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... free survival at 1 ... without increased risk ... #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
varying degrees of: 1. ... spinal MRI • No evidence ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... to Manifest: 1. ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... (insufficient evidence ... in a year • 1
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk ... infection • Family ... B symptoms in 1/ ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
disease ~= Increased risk ... Infection (CMV, ... c-Diff, GCCT (LGV ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... IBD #diagnosis #management