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	For example, anticoagulation for recent, significant PE or dual antiplatelet therapy for recent MI, but requiring urgent procedures such as biopsy of ...
 
        	
	
	Rogers & Rice, PMID 38018162
 
        	
	
	How do you monitor for prolonged QTc in this situation (i.e., telemetry, serial EKGs, etc.)?
 
        	
	
	If the patient does not have underlying diabetes, do the benefits of an insulin drip for this indication outweigh the risks?
 
        	
	
	What do you start initially, and how do you go about escalating the regimen if constipation persists?
 
        	
	
	Do you commonly use prognostic tools such as PRESS to aid in your decision?
 
        	
	
	Do you extend the course of fidaxomicin past initial 10 days to at least 3-7 days after completion of antibiotics?
 
        	
	
	For example, do you routinely supplement with calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, simethicone, sucralfate, etc.?
 
 
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Papers discussed in this category
	Microbes and infection, 2024 May 06
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2012 Apr
International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology, 1991 Nov-Dec
The American journal of medicine, 1991 Aug 08
Gut, 1990 Jul
The New England journal of medicine, 2021 Mar 04
Annals of internal medicine, 2021 Nov 23
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2024 Oct 29