GA T OR DOC P E RI O DI CA L JANUARY 2021 UF Internal Medicine Newsletter HOLIDAY EDITION!! Special Shoutouts! A 66yo woman is evaluated in the ED with a 2- day history of fever and nonbloody diarrhea. She recently completed a 10-day course of cephalex- in for cellulitis of her right leg. On exam, temper- ature is 102.2F, blood pressure is 98/60, pulse 110. She appears uncomfortable, but not con- fused. Her abdomen is distended and bowel sounds are decreased. She has tenderness and abdominal guarding to palpation. Stool PCR is positive for Clostridium difficile and abdominal imaging reveals evidence of toxic megacolon. Which of the following is the most appropriate medical treatment? A. Fecal microbiota transplant B. Oral metronidazole C. Oral vancomycin D. Oral vancomycin and IV metronidazole E. Oral vancomycin and oral metronidazole QUESTION OF THE MONTH Topic: ID Answer at the bottom of newsletter Want to be featured in the next Gator Doc Periodical? We are looking for contributors and photos! #HarrisKhanSightings will be prioritized. Email Andy Lopez at [email protected]! Question of the Month Answer: D. Oral vancomycin and IV metronidazole VA Orange Special shout out and congratulations to Aditi Patel, PGY-1 for her strong work in taking a multidiscipli- nary approach to ensure the best outcomes for her patients. Shands Orange and Gold dressed in their Christmas best UF IM Residency Out and About! VA Green ringing in the New Year! Congratulations to 2022-23 Chief Residents! Steven Brady, Joshua Furtney, Haley Podeschi, and Tiffany Race Sock game is strong with them One mustache to rule them all Blue (Patagonia) Man Group! Shands elves (aka Chiefs) spreading cheer Tander curing COVID one pop at a time VA Red with a Christmas Potluck! Who run the clinic? These ladies do! Please 2021 be better! From Med School to Fellowship!

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GATOR DOC PERIODICAL JANUARY 2021

UF Internal Medicine Newsletter HOLIDAY EDITION!!

Special Shoutouts!

A 66yo woman is evaluated in the ED with a 2-day history of fever and nonbloody diarrhea. She recently completed a 10-day course of cephalex-in for cellulitis of her right leg. On exam, temper-ature is 102.2F, blood pressure is 98/60, pulse 110. She appears uncomfortable, but not con-fused. Her abdomen is distended and bowel sounds are decreased. She has tenderness and abdominal guarding to palpation. Stool PCR is positive for Clostridium difficile and abdominal imaging reveals evidence of toxic megacolon. Which of the following is the most appropriate medical treatment? A. Fecal microbiota transplant B. Oral metronidazole C. Oral vancomycin D. Oral vancomycin and IV metronidazole E. Oral vancomycin and oral metronidazole

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

Topic: ID Answer at the bottom of newsletter

Want to be featured in the next Gator Doc Periodical? We are looking for contributors and photos! #HarrisKhanSightings will be prioritized. Email Andy Lopez at

[email protected]!

Question of the Month Answer: D. Oral vancomycin and IV metronidazole

VA Orange

Special shout out and congratulations to Aditi Patel,

PGY-1 for her strong work in taking a multidiscipli-

nary approach to ensure the best outcomes for her

patients.

Shands Orange and Gold dressed in their Christmas best

UF IM Residency Out and About!

VA Green ringing in the New Year!

Congratulations to 2022-23 Chief Residents!

Steven Brady, Joshua Furtney, Haley Podeschi, and Tiffany Race