By the way, Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all! May your drinks be plentiful (if you're into that), and the greenness surround you!
3 weeks ago
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Emerging from hibernation....
If you have been wondering where I have been for the last 3 months.....I have spent all extra time working on my master's paper/presentation. It is finally complete! I spent some quantity of time exploring the details of a possible association between Clostridium difficile diarrhea and proton pump inhibitor use in hospitalized patients. Sounds exciting, huh? If you are hard pressed for reading material, I would be happy to send you a copy for your reading enjoyment! Ha! I am sure all of you want to read about diarrhea. I look forward to seeing everyone again, and getting some much needed sleep.
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Congrats! I'm sure that feels great being done with that.... so what's next in PA-school world?
I thought it was associated with the vast amounts of antibiotics they get that kill all the natural floura in their lovely little intestines. I would be interested to see what you found. Glad you are done. Good luck finding a job!
C.diff is associated with antibiotics, but there is a small increase increase in risk with PPI use. It's not as drastic as antibiotic use, but it's still significant. PPIs are often inappropriately prescribed, so I just concluded that you should consider d/c on a pt to pt basis.
I am done with the project but still have rotations until August. How often do you work at IMC & what shift? I am there in surgery now......it's a nice facility.
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