C Difficile Colitis Treatment Failure Criteria | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with a history of Clostridium difficile colitis?

Yes

Did the patient receive appropriate antibiotic therapy for 14 days?

Yes

Was there complete resolution of symptoms?

Yes

Was the stool assay for cytotoxin subsequently negative for at least 3 days?

Yes

Has the patient developed symptoms of colitis since then?

Yes

Is the stool cytotoxin now positive?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

The patient's initial response indicates

The current state indicates

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Antibiotic Associated Hemorrhagic Colitis
Other Testing
- ATLAS Score for Clostridium Difficile Disease
Criteria For Diagnosis
- ATLAS Score for Clostridium Difficile Disease
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Selection
- Predictors of Ananthakrishnan et al for a Severe Outcome in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Who Is Infected with Clostridium difficile
- Clostridium Difficile Disease Evaluation Score

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Adverse Effects
- Risk Factors for Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Clostridium difficile Colitis Treatment Failure and Relapse Criteria

Purpose: To evaluate a patient for the response to therapy for Clostridium difficile colitis based on the criteria of Nair et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10