Clostridium difficile Colitis Scoring System

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with Clostridium difficile colitis using the RUWA scoring system of Drew and Boyle.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with Clostridium difficile colitis?

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White blood cell count 2 days prior to positive C. difficile toxin test

White blood cell count on the day that the C. difficile toxin test was positive

Blood urea nitrogen

Serum albumin

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Ratio of WBC count on day of positive toxin test to WBC count 2 days before

Total RUWA score

The risk of serious complications secondary to the C. difficile colitis is

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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
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Clostridium difficile Colitis Treatment Failure and Relapse Criteria

Monitoring

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

Specialty

Infectious Diseases
Gastroenterology

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage
complications

ICD-10

A04.7 - Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile

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Purpose: To evaluate a patient with Clostridium difficile colitis using the RUWA scoring system of Drew and Boyle.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage, complications

ICD-10: A04.7,

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