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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... with persistently active ... • COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... are at increased risk ... remain subject to clinical
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... remission • Risk ... disease control • 1/ ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... #Management #Treatment
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1, ... Thrombosis highest risk
Thiopurines in IBD
Indications:
 • Steroid-sparing agents indicated for maintenance of remission in UC and CD
 •
Thiopurines in IBD ... -3mg/kg and MP 1- ... associated to good clinical ... Monitor CBC q 1- ... #BowelDisease #Management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... B symptoms in 1/ ... • PET scan - activity ... hematology #oncology #management
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Characteristic Rash + risk ... • Sexual activity ... three weeks Clinical ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology